Respiratory and Hemodynamics Parameters Response to Positive End-Expiratory Pressure

Objective To investigate the effect of the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration maneuver with Reverse Trendelenburg Position (RTP) on the respiratory and hemodynamic parameters of mechanically ventilated obese patients. Design Randomized, control trial. Participants Thirty mechanically ventilated obese patients were randomized equally as a group A to receive Reverse Trendelenburg Position (RTP) + Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) titration, and group (B): receive Reverse Trendelenburg Position (RTP). Intervention After post-operative bariatric surgeries, the sixty mechanically ventilated obese patients immediately receive a PEEP and RTP once before the weaning through the ventilator of the operation to evaluate the response of arterial blood gases before admission to the intensive care unit ICU room. Outcomes The primary outcomes included the respiratory parameters (PaO2/FiO2 ratio, PaCO2, Cstat), and the secondary outcomes included the hemodynamics parameters (systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP)).