Nestler C, et al. - It was presumed that a combination of a recruitment manoeuvre (RM) and individualized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can avoid general anaesthesia-induced atelectasis, reduced end-expiratory lung volume (EELV), and diminished arterial oxygenation in obese patients. Findings demonstrated that an RM and higher PEEP_IND restored EELV, regional ventilation distribution, and oxygenation during anaesthesia in obese patients, but these differences did not persist after extubation. It was, therefore, recommended that lung protection strategies should include the postoperative period.