Effects of Protective Mechanical Ventilation With Different PEEP Levels on Alveolar Damage and Inflammation in a Model of Open Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Study in Obese Versus Non-obese Rats

The immune system is an evolutionary hallmark of higher organisms that defends the host against invading pathogens and exogenous infections. This defense includes the recruitment of immune cells to the site of infection and the initiation of an inflammatory response to contain and eliminate pathogens. However, an inflammatory response may also be triggered by noninfectious stimuli such as major surgery, and, in case of an overshooting, still not comprehensively understood reaction, lead to tissue destruction and organ dysfunction. Unfortunately, in some cases, the immune system may not effectively distinguish between stimuli elicited by major surgery, which ideally should only require a modest inflammatory response, and those elicited by trauma or pathogenic infection. Surgical procedures thus represent a potential trigger for systemic inflammation that causes the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, endothelial dysfunction, glycocalyx damage, activation of neutrophils, and ultimately tissue and multisystem organ destruction. In this review, we discuss and summarize currently available mechanistic knowledge on surgery-associated systemic inflammation, demarcation toward other inflammatory complications, and possible therapeutic options. These options depend on uncovering the underlying mechanisms and could include pharmacologic agents, remote ischemic preconditioning protocols, cytokine blockade or clearance, and optimization of surgical procedures, anesthetic regimens, and perioperative inflammatory diagnostic assessment. Currently, a large gap between basic science and clinically confirmed data exists due to a limited evidence base of translational studies. We thus summarize important steps toward the understanding of the precise time- and space-regulated processes in systemic perioperative inflammation.

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Effects of Protective Mechanical Ventilation With Different PEEP Levels on Alveolar Damage and Inflammation in a Model of Open Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Study in Obese Versus Non-obese Rats

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