Complex Information for Anesthesiologists Presented Quickly and Clearly
BMI, body mass index; CT, computed tomography; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PEEPComp, PEEP at highest respiratory compliance; PEEPDyn, PEEP at highest dynamic compliance; PEEPTP, PEEP at end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure of 0; Pneumo, pneumoperitoneum.
*All positive end-expiratory pressure values are expressed in units of cm H2O.
**Individualized PEEP and primary outcome values are reports as means.
+Surgical positions in the study conducted by Boesing et al. included supine, supine with pneumoperitoneum, and beach-chair with pneumoperitoneum.
Infographic created by Holly B. Ende, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; James P. Rathmell, Brigham and Women’s Health Care/Harvard Medical School; and Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Illustration by Annemarie Johnson, Vivo Visuals Studio. Address correspondence to Dr. Ende: holly.ende@vumc.org.
