ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the effect of low tidal volume lung protective ventilation management strategy on postoperative outcome of elderly patients with poor pulmonary function after abdominal surgery.Methods Eighty patients of poor pulmonary function undergoing open gastrointestinal surgery,male 64 cases,female 16 cases,aged over 65 years old,ASA physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ,NYHA cardiac function Ⅱ or Ⅲ grade,expected operation time 2-4 h were screened.The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: protective ventilation management group (group P) and conventional mechanical ventilation group (group C),40 cases in each group.Multi-mode anesthetic management was performed in both groups.The respiratory parameters were adjusted according to the group after tracheal intubation,and the respiratory rate was adjusted to maintain PETCO2 35-45 mm Hg.The blood gas evaluated postoperative oxygen and postoperative spontaneous breathing recovery time,recovery time,extubation time,PACU time,gastrointestinal function recovery time,ambulation time,hospital stay and cost of hospitalization were recorded.The occurrence of major complications were observed at 30 days after surgery.Results PaO2 of group C was significantly decreased at 1 and 3 days after surgery than that before operation (P<0.05),PaCO2 of group C was significantly higher at 1 and 3 days after surgery than that of group P (P<0.05);PACU residence time of group P was (76.63±29.72) min,significantly shorter than that of group C [(93.80±42.90) min] (P<0.05);The difference spontaneous breathing recovery time,awake time,extubation time,exhaust time,ambulation time,postoperative hospitalization time and hospitalization expenses of two group was not statistically significant.Within 30 d after operation,2 cases (5%) of respiratory failure patients,3 cases (7.5%) of pneumonia in group P;5 cases (12.5%)of respiratory failure patients,3 cases (7.5%) of pneumonia,postoperative hemorrhage in 1 cases (2.5%) and 1 cases (2.5%) delirium in group C,there was no significant difference of the main complications in 30 d after operation between two groups.Conclusion Under the condition of this research,low tidal volume lung protective ventilation management strategy can improve elderly patients with poor pulmonary function after abdominal surgery postoperative oxygen and help to reduce the occurrence of postoperative adverse reactions.