Comparison Between Individualized PEEP Ventilation Guided by Driving Pressure and Conventional Lung Protective Strategy in Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

Comparison Between Individualized PEEP Ventilation Guided by Driving Pressure and Conventional Lung Protective Strategy in Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

this study to compare the ventilation in obese patients either using Driving pressure ventilation technique or conventional protective lung strategy all by using Lung ultrasound score

Inclusion Criteria:

1. patients who have a BMI 30-40 kg/m2
2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II or III
3. patients aged between 18 and 60 years,
4. patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic bariatric surgeries.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. patients' refusal to participate in the study,
2. previous history of thoracic surgery,
3. Patients with a history of chest disease (COPD, emphysema, or pneumothorax),
4. Patients with abnormal pre-operative chest radiographs, such as pneumonia and pleural effusion,
5. Patients with right-side heart failure or impending failure,
6. Patients with known hypovolemia, and Patients with increased intracranial pressure.