Effect of Intraoperative Low vs Conventional Tidal Volume on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Major Surgery

This randomized clinical trial compares the effect of intraoperative ventilation with low vs conventional tidal volume (6 vs 10 mL/kg predicted body weight) on pulmonary complications in the first 7 postoperative days among patients undergoing major surgery lasting longer than 2 hours.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research