Nestler C, et al. - Researchers presumed that a combination of a recruitment manoeuvre (RM) and individualized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) could abate general anaesthesia-induced atelectasis, reduced end-expiratory lung volume (EELV), and diminished arterial oxygenation in obese patients. In this study, it was demonstrated that an RM and higher individualized PEEP (PEEP_IND) restored EELV, regional ventilation distribution, and oxygenation during anaesthesia in obese patients, but no persistence of these differences was seen post-extubation. Therefore, the inclusion of postoperative period in lung protection strategies was recommended.