Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Multicenter Study
The association between intraoperative low driving pressure ventilation and perioperative healthcare-associated costs: A retrospective multicenter cohort study.
A low dynamic driving pressure during mechanical ventilation for general anesthesia has been associated with a lower risk of postoperative respiratory complications (PRC), a key driver of healthcare costs. It is, however, unclear whether maintaining low driving pressure is clinically relevant to measure and contain costs. We hypothesized that a lower dynamic driving pressure is associated with lower costs. ⋯ Intraoperative mechanical ventilation targeting low dynamic driving pressures could be a relevant measure to reduce perioperative healthcare-associated costs in high-risk patients.