Breathing Life into Pulmonary Physiology How Age and Body Weight Impair Oxygenation

“[R]ecruitment maneuvers may still be useful in overweight (and obese) patients to reduce atelectasis…[but not] in elderly patients…[where] one should consider increasing lung volume, such as through the use of positive end-expiratory pressure…”
Source: Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research