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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

699 questions · 719 findings · 69 reviews

No studies found 129 · 17.9%GRADE not reported 15 · 2.1%Very low 317 · 44.1%Low 170 · 23.6%Moderate 78 · 10.8%High 10 · 1.4%

Low tidal volume vs high tidal volume

Need for postoperative invasive ventilatory support · adults (aged > 16 years) without acute lung injury needing mechanical positive pressure ventilation during their surgery and undergoing…

Low tidal volume probably leads to lower need for postoperative invasive ventilatory support compared with high tidal volume (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low tidal volume vs high tidal volume

Barotrauma (pneumothorax) · adults (aged > 16 years) without acute lung injury needing mechanical positive pressure ventilation during their surgery and undergoing…

It is very uncertain whether low tidal volume changes barotrauma: pneumothorax compared with high tidal volume (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review