Individualized Perioperative Open Lung Ventilatory Strategy

Postoperative Complication and Hospital Stay Reduction With a Individualized Perioperative Lung Protective Ventilation. A Comparative, Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether individualized ventilatory management combining the use of low tidal volumes, alveolar recruitment maneuvers, individually titrated positive end-expiratory pressure and postoperative individualized ventilatory support will decrease postoperative complications, unplanned ICU readmissions, ICU and hospital length of stay and mortality compared to a standardized Lung Protective Ventilation (LPV) for all patients at risk.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age not less than 18
• Risk of postoperative pulmonary complication moderate-high defined by a score ≥ 26 on the risk scale ARISCAT (based on the analysis of seven factors, where a score between 26 and 44 points defines a moderate risk, and a score> 44 points define a high risk, included in the Information Booklet Investigator).
• Planned abdominal surgery> 2 hours.
• Signed informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age less than 18 years.
• Pregnant or breast-feeding.
• Patients with BMI >35.
• Syndrome of moderate or severe respiratory distress: PaO2/FiO2 < 200 mmHg.
• Heart failure: NYHA IV.
• Hemodynamic failure: CI <2.5 L/min/m2 and / or requirements before surgery ionotropic support.
• Diagnosis or suspicion of intracranial hypertension (intracranial pressure> 15 mmHg).
• Mechanical ventilation in the last 15 days.
• Presence of pneumothorax. Presence of giant bullae on chest radiography or computed tomography (CT).
• Patient with preoperatively CPAP.
• Participation in another experimental protocol at the time of intervention selection.