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Associations between intraoperative ventilator settings during one-lung ventilation and postoperative pulmonary complications: a prospective observational study.

Shuji OkaharaKazuyoshi ShimizuSatoshi SuzukiKenzo IshiiHiroshi Morimatsu
Published in: BMC anesthesiology (2018)
High FIO2 was applied to the majority of patients during OLV, whereas low VT and slight degree of PEEP were commonly used in our survey. Our findings suggested that a higher FIO2 during OLV could be associated with increased incidence of PPCs.
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