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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Impact of a positive end-expiratory pressure on oxygenation, respiratory compliance, and hemodynamics in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery in reverse Trendelenburg position: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Study

Study design

Surgery

Position

N total

TV (ml/kg)

PEEP (cmH2O)

RM

Mean age (years)

BMI (kg/m2)

n

ASA

Strategy classification

HD complications

RM

PPC events (include hypoxemia SpO2 < 90%)

Whalen FX et al. (2006)

single centre

laparoscopic bariatric Roux-en-Y surgeries

RT

20

8

4

no

38 ± 11

53 ± 11

10

II-III

LPEEP

NA

After PNP, PEEP increased in a stepwise fashion for 2 min— to 10 cm H2O(3 breaths), to 15 cm H2O(3 breaths), to 20 cm H2O(10 breaths) until PIP reached 50 cm H2O. RM were repeated if Pao2 showed an increasing

trend after the 1st RM, a series of up to 4 sequential RM was performed

2(1 - respiratory failure, 1 - atelectasis requiring bronchoscopy)

8

12

yes

44 ± 9

48 ± 6

10

HPEEP

3 (1- pulmonary embolism, 2 - respiratory failure)

Stankiewicz-Rudnicki M et al.(2016)

single centre

laparoscopic gastric banding

RT

49

8

0

no

38 (32,5–43,5)

42.8 (40.8–46.9)

24

 

LPEEP

NA

Before mechanical ventilation was started a RM was performed (2 sustained inflations for 10 s, each with PIP of 40 cm H2O)

 

8

10

yes

40 (31–47)

41.7 (38.8–46.8)

25

HPEEP

Nestler C et al. (2017)

single centre

laparoscopic surgery

RT

50

8

5

no

46.2 (19–63)

53.8 (8.2)

25

I-III

MPEEP

42% had BP complications, 20% had bradycardia

PIP 50 cm H2O, PEEP 30 cm H2O, respiratory rate 6 bpm, for 10 cycles

0

8

EIT

yes

44.9 (23–62)

48.3 (7.1)

25

IPEEP

40% had BP complications, 28% had bradycardia

2 (8%) - pneumonia or the need for invasive or non-invasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure

Wei K et al. (2018)

single centre

laparoscopic sleeve

gastrectomy

RT

34

8

0

no

37 (19–57)

45 ± 6

12

II-III

LPEEP

1 patient was excluded for persistent hypotension

After PNP and repeated every 30 min: increasing PEEP in a stepwise fashion- to 5 cmH2O, to 10 cmH2O, and then to 15 cmH2O with 3 breaths on

each point. If PIP > 40cmH2O, the next level of PEEP was halted. If MAP decreased by > 25% of baseline value, the RM was stopped

1 (8%) − 1patient with postop resp failure requiring oxygen therapy

8

0

yes

35 (18–46)

48 ± 8

11

LPEEP

0

8

8

yes

39 (21–50)

43 ± 6

11

HPEEP

0

Van Hecke D et al. (2019)

single centre

laparoscopic bariatric surgery

RT

100

8

10

yes

40 (27–47)

42 (39–45)

50

II-III

HPEEP

NA

RM were applied whenever the SpO2 < 95%, using to the protocol described by Whalen et al.(2006)

1.3% -hypoxemia time

8

Cdyn guided

no

42 (31–48)

42 (40–45)

50

IPEEP

2.1%

Elshazly M et al. (2020)

single centre

laparoscopic bariatric surgery

RT

40

6

4

no

35.6 (7.80)

43.85 (3.76)

20

II

LPEEP

1 patient from control group developed hypotension

 

5 (25%) - hypoxia

6

US-guided

no

37.00 (4.71)

43 (2.83)

20

IPEEP

0

Simon P et al.(2021)

single centre

73 - gastric bypass, 16 - sleeve gastrectomy, 1- rectal cancer surgery

RT

90

7–8

EIT

yes

44.9 ± 10.3

48.2 ± 7.0

25

 

IPEEP

hypotension in 10 patients (40%), bradicardia 7 (28%)

I: E, 1:1;, 50 cm H2O; PEEP, 30 cm H2O; RR, 6 bpm

2 (8%)

12

yes

43.6 ± 11.3

51.4 ± 13.4

21

 

HPEEP

hypotension in 7 patients (33%), bradicardia − 10(48%)

I: E, 1:1;PEEP, 12 cm H2O; RR, 6 bpm; increasing VT in steps of 4 ml/kg of predicted body weight until Pplateau reaches 40 cm H2O followed by 3 breaths while maintaining Pplateau of 40–50 cmH2O

1 (5%)

4–5

no

46.5 ± 14.1

51.0 ± 9.5

44

 

LPEEP

hypotension in 22 patients (50%), bradicardia 11(25%)

 

2 (5%)

Li Xiang et al. (2023)

single centre

laparoscopic bariatric surgery

RT

40

8

8

yes

27 ± 7

40.1 ± 3.5

20

II-III

MPEEP

8 (40%) hypotension during RM

PC ventilation mode, with a stepwise increase PEEP from 10 to 25 by 5 cm H2O every 30 s and a driving pressure of 15 cm H2O

20%

8

Cdyn guided

yes

28 ± 7

41.9 ± 5.6

20

IPEEP

6 (30)

20%

  1. Abbreviations: ASA: American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status; BMI: body mass index; HD: hemodynamics; PC: pressure controlled ventilation; Cdyn: dynamic compliance; BP: blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PIP: peak inspiratory pressure; EIT: electrical impedance tomography; iPEEP: individualized positive end-expiratory pressure group; LPEEP: low positive end-expiratory pressure group; MPEEP: moderate positive end-expiratory pressure group; HPEEP: high positive end-expiratory pressure group; PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure; NA: not applicable; Pes: esophageal pressure; TV: tidal volume; RT: reverse Trendelenburg; PNP: carboxyperitoneum