LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications
• Stratify patients according to risk categories for postoperative pulmonary complications
• Explain the main mechanisms of ventilator induced lung injury
• Interpret the results from randomized controlled trials
• Integrate physiological and clinical data to tailor individual strategies of protective mechanical ventilation

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TRANSCRIPT
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