Restoration of Pulmonary Compliance After Laparoscopic Gynaecologic Surgery Using a Recruitment Maneuver

The surgery would be performed under general anaesthesia according to the common practice using protective lung ventilation ( Vt= 6 ml /Kg ideal body weight , RR to maintain end-expiratory CO2 35-45 cmH2O and PEEP= 6- 8 cm H20). An incremental and decremental positive end-expiratory pressure alveolar recruitment maneuver would be performed after release of pneumoperitoneum.