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ABSTRACT: Background
Postoperative pulmonary dysfunction is a prevalent complication after cardiac surgery; it has many contributing considerations due to either the surgery itself, anomalies to gas exchange or maybe as a result of alterations in lung mechanics. The aim of this study was to compare pressure-controlled ventilation versus volume-controlled ventilation in the presence of no ventilation group as a control group during cardiopulmonary bypass and its effect on postoperative pulmonary dysfunction.Patients and methods
Sixty-six patients going through open-heart surgeries were included in the study. They divided into three groups (Group P: Pressure-controlled ventilation, Group V: Volume-controlled ventilation, and Group C: Control group with no ventilation) in accordance wit
SUBMITTER: Hussain NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545959 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature