Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) level to prevent expiratory flow limitation during cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial (EFLcore study)

Table 4 Synopsis of measurements

	Presence of EFL	Lung compliance	Airway resistance	BGA	Shunt percentage
Before sternotomy	X	X	X	X	X
After sternotomy	X	X	X	X
Before recruitment maneuver	X	X	X
After recruitment maneuver	X
Before sternosynthesis	X	X	X	X
After sternosynthesis	X	X	X	X	X

ISSN: 1745-6215