Comparison of AutoFlow and conventional volume-controlled ventilation using LMA ProSeal during gynecological laparoscopic surgery - Evaluation of AutoFlow ventilation mode using LMA ProSeal during gynecological laparoscopy

Data from 40 patients in the AutoFlow group and 39 in the VCV group were used for analysis. PAWP at pneumoperitoneum pressure and in the Trendelenburg position was significantly lower in the AutoFlow group than in the VCV group [median (interquartile range), 16 (15-18) cmH2O vs. 18 (17-19) cmH2O; P < 0.001]. Airway leak occurred in four patients in the AutoFlow group and in two patients in the VCV group; however, this incidence was not significantly different (P = 0.68).