Medicina (Aug 2023)

Non-Invasive Ventilation Reduces Postoperative Respiratory Failure in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis

  • Francesco Imperatore,
  • Fabrizio Gritti,
  • Rossella Esposito,
  • Claudia del Giudice,
  • Chiara Cafora,
  • Francesco Pennacchio,
  • Francesco Maglione,
  • Antonio Catauro,
  • Maria Caterina Pace,
  • Ludovico Docimo,
  • Claudio Gambardella

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59081457
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59, no. 8
p. 1457

Abstract

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Background and Objectives: Postoperative non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been proposed as an attractive strategy to reduce morbidity in obese subjects undergoing general anaesthesia. The increased body mass index (BMI) correlates with loss of perioperative functional residual capacity, expiratory reserve volume, and total lung capacity. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the efficacy of NIV in a post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) in reducing post-extubation acute respiratory failure (ARF) after biliointestinal bypass (BIBP) in obese patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from January 2019 to December 2020 to compare acute respiratory failure within the first 72 postoperative hours and oximetry values of obese patients who underwent BIBP after postoperative NIV adoption or conventional Venturi mask. Results: In total, 50 patients who received NIV postoperative protocol and 57 patients who received conventional Venturi mask ventilation were included in the study. After 120 min in PACU pH, pCO2, pO2, and SpO2 were better in the NIV group vs. control group (p p Conclusions: After bariatric surgery, short-term NIV during PACU observation promotes a more rapid recovery of postoperative lung function and oxygenation in obese patients, reducing the necessity for critical care in the days following surgery. Therefore, as day-case surgery becomes more advocated even for morbid obesity, it might be considered a necessary procedure.

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