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. 2025 Jan-Mar;41(1):26-35.
doi: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_397_23. Epub 2025 Jan 23.

Effects of intraoperative recruitment maneuver in patients with obesity undergoing laparoscopic surgery: A narrative review

Tanvi Meshram  1 , Deepanshu Dang  1 , Ankur Sharma  1 , Kamlesh Kumari  1 , Darshana Rathod  1 , Pradeep Bhatia  1
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Effects of intraoperative recruitment maneuver in patients with obesity undergoing laparoscopic surgery: A narrative review

Tanvi Meshram et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

In this article, we explored 18 studies showing the impact of the intraoperative recruitment maneuver on patients with obesity undergoing laparoscopic surgery. A recruiting maneuver accompanied by a more significant positive end-expiratory pressure enhances intraoperative oxygenation and respiratory mechanics in obese patients undergoing surgery. They are safe and do not have unfavorable hemodynamic consequences.

Keywords: Laparoscopy; obesity; positive end-expiratory pressure; recruitment maneuver.

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