This study is about an alveolar recruitment maneuver used in surgeries to help the lungs work better after a specific type of surgery called laparoscopic gynaecologic surgery. This surgery is a less invasive method, meaning patients usually recover faster and have less pain. However, it can make breathing harder because of the air pumped into the belly (called pneumoperitoneum) and the position patients are placed in during surgery. The air pressure can push on the lungs, making them less able to expand and take in air. The study tested if a special breathing technique, done at the end of surgery, can help the lungs return to normal.

• Study involves 31 adult women having gynecologic laparoscopic surgery.
• Participants should not have severe lung disease or obesity.
• The study is conducted in a hospital operating room.