Investigation of the Effects of Pressure Support Ventilation and Positive Airway Pressure Modes During Extubation

Complications developing during recovery-extubation

Controlled ventilation is applied to patients intubated for general anesthesia. Additionally,
 positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and pressure support are mechanical ventilation modes
 that have been used in general anesthesia practice for many years. When the
 recovery-extubation phase is reached, intermittent bag-mask ventilation is usually used and
 the patient is allowed to breathe spontaneously and is extubated when an adequate respiratory
 level is reached. It has been shown in previous studies that the use of intermittent mask
 ventilation causes postoperative atelectasis. Different methods have been used to prevent
 postoperative atelectasis. In our study, we aimed to observe the effect of terminating
 general anesthesia at the end of the operation and using PEEP and pressure-supported
 ventilation during the extubation phase on early complications.