Body Habitus and Dynamic Surgical Conditions Independently Impair Pulmonary Mechanics during Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Study

• Published in: Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) Vol. 133; no. 4; pp. 750 - 763
• Main Authors: Tharp, William G, Murphy, Serena, Breidenstein, Max W, Love, Collin, Booms, Alisha, Rafferty, Melissa N, Friend, Alexander F, Perrapato, Scott, Ahern, Thomas P, Dixon, Anne E, Bates, Jason H T, Bender, S Patrick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copyright by , the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01.10.2020

BACKGROUND:Body habitus, pneumoperitoneum, and Trendelenburg positioning may each independently impair lung mechanics during robotic laparoscopic surgery. This study hypothesized that increasing body mass index is associated with more mechanical strain and alveolar collapse, and these impairments ar...