Alice Frigerio

TL;DR: A protective ventilation strategy during abdominal surgery lasting more than 2 h improved respiratory function and reduced the modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score without affecting length of hospital stay.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors aimed at determining the effectiveness of protective mechanical ventilation during open abdominal surgery on a modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score as primary outcome and postoperative pulmonary function.

TL;DR: Heated wire humidifiers eliminate water condensation but present significant differences in gas temperature and AH levels that are lower than the expected settings.

TL;DR: In this article, the optimal level of airway humidification has not yet been established with certainty, in spite of conditioning guidelines, absolute humidity (AH) into 25-35 mg/l.

TL;DR: It is thought that inspired AH must be equal to expired AH to maintain an airway hydric balance at least level, and the temperature of inspired gases, with active hot humidifiers, shouldn't exceed 32-34 degrees C.