Comparison of arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide gradient P (a-ET)CO2 in volume versus pressure controlled ventilation in patients undergoing robotic abdominal surgery in the Trendelenburg position. A randomised controlled study
Abstract:Background and Aims:
Robotic surgery is increasingly prevalent as an advancement in care. Steep head-down positions in pelvic surgery can increase the ventilation-perfusion mismatch and increase ventilatory requirements to offset carbon dioxide (CO
2
) increases consequent to pneumoperitoneum. The primary objective was to assess the impact of two ventilatory strategies, volume versus pressure-controlled ventilation on the arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide gradient P (… Show more
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