Evaluation or the intratidal compliance profile at different PEEP levels in children with healthy lungs: a prospective, crossover study

摘要

Background: Optimal intraoperative lung protective ventilation (LPV) strategies in young children are largely underexplored. Individualised PEEP levels are likely to contribute to optimal lung protection. We determined optimal PEEP levels in young children during general anaesthesia by evaluating changes in intratidal compliance with varying PEEP.