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Patients were randomized to receive either zero-end-expiratory pressure (ZEEP group), 4-cmH\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      O positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) (low-PEEP group), or 8-cmH\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      O PEEP (high-PEEP group) during volume-controlled mask ventilation. Gastric antral cross-sectional area (CSA) was assessed using ultrasonography before induction of anesthesia and after intubation. The percentage of change (delta) in the CSA was calculated and gastric insufflation was considered significant when the delta CSA was\u2009&gt;\u200930%. The primary outcome was the incidence of gastric insufflation. Secondary outcomes were antral CSA before induction of anesthesia and after intubation in addition to ventilatory variables (end-tidal CO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      , peak airway pressure, and tidal volume) during face-mask ventilation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed data from 160 patients. The antral CSA increased after intubation in all groups. The incidence of gastric insufflation was higher in the high-PEEP group (32\/54[59%]) than that in the ZEEP group (6\/52[12%]) and low-PEEP group (15\/54[28%]). Delta CSA, antral CSA after intubation, and incidence of gastric insufflation were not significantly different between the ZEEP and low-PEEP groups. Ventilatory variables were comparable between the groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In obese paralyzed patients, gastric insufflation can occur during face-mask ventilation whatever the level of end-expiratory pressure; however, the use of ZEEP or 4-cmH\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      O PEEP was associated with lower incidence of gastric insufflation compared to 8-cmH\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      O PEEP.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical trial registration<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Clinical trial registration at clinicaltrials.gov NCT05979129.\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/classic.clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT05979129\" ext-link-type=\"uri\">https:\/\/classic.clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT05979129<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00540-025-03531-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,30]],"date-time":"2025-06-30T09:10:05Z","timestamp":1751274605000},"page":"887-895","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Comparing the effect of three levels of end-expiratory pressure during facemask ventilation on gastric insufflation in patients with obesity: a randomized controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"39","clinical-trial-number":[{"clinical-trial-number":"nct05979129","registry":"10.18810\/clinical-trials-gov"}],"author":[{"given":"Maha","family":"Mostafa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9947-5863","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmed","family":"Hasanin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed M.","family":"Zakaria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hamza","family":"Kandel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Walid","family":"Hamimy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ayman","family":"Abougabal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mamdouh M.","family":"Elshal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,30]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"3531_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"617","DOI":"10.1093\/bja\/aer058","volume":"106","author":"TM Cook","year":"2011","unstructured":"Cook TM, Woodall N, Frerk C. 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