Unusual Approaches to Usual Techniques in Extracorporeal Circulatory Support (EP Video)

In this retrospective analysis, the intraoperative ventilation bundle was associated with a lower rate of postoperative pulmonary complicationsLower modified driving pressure was independently associated with fewer pulmonary complications BACKGROUND:: Compared with historic ventilation strategies, modern lung-protective ventilation includes lower tidal volumes (VT), lower driving pressures, and application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). The contributions of each component to an overall intraoperative protective ventilation strategy aimed at reducing postoperative pulmonary complications have neither been adequately resolved, nor comprehensively evaluated within an adult cardiac surgical population.