Boutheina Mosbahi / Safia Othmani / Yosri Messaoudi
Protective ventilation (PV) was extrapolated from the ICU to the operating room. Purpose: To determine the effect of a VP protocol in major abdominal surgery on morbidity.Prospective, double-blind study (June 2019 to January 2022), including patients proposed for major abdominal surgery. Randomization: non-protective ventilation (NPV) group, n=50, VP group, n=50.The incidence of respiratory complications was higher in the NPV group (24% vs 8%, p=0.029). VP significantly reduced the occurrence of atelectasis (one vs. seven patients in the VNP group), p