Postoperative Diaphragm Function in Pediatric Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery Using Compliance and PEEP Guided by Lung Ultrasound

Application of Lung Ultrasound and PEEP After intubation, PEEP starts at 5 cmH2O. The first lung ultrasound (USG) is performed after 5 minutes. If the lung consolidation score is ≥2, PEEP increases by 2 cmH2O and is reassessed every 5 minutes until the score is \<2. If \<2, PEEP remains unchanged as the optimal level. This process is repeated after pneumoperitoneum, peritoneal deflation, and position changes. In Group U, PEEP is determined by USG, with a maximum of 20 cmH2O, a plateau pressure of 30 cmH2O, and a peak inspiratory pressure of 40 cmH2O.

"Application of PEEP with Dynamic Compliance~* After endotracheal intubation, PEEP will be applied as 5 cmH2O.~* The first dynamic compliance (TV/Ppeak-PEEP) monitoring will be performed automatically by the ventilator (Mindray) 5 minutes after endotracheal intubation, and the PEEP value will be increased by 3 cmH2O. The obtained Cdyn value will be repeated after six respiratory cycles, and if there is an increase, the PEEP value will be increased by 2 cmH2O. When a decreasing trend is observed in the Cdyn value as a result of consecutive automatic measurements of 6 respiratory cycles, the PEEP value applied in the previous measurement will be determined as the most appropriate PEEP value for the participant."