“…Sixty-eight patients were finally included who were mechanically ventilated in the postoperative period and extubated later following a successful spontaneous breathing trial. 15 The airway and ventilator management were standardized in these patients. Serial tongue pressure measurements were done preoperatively and at 6 hours, 3 days, and 7 days after extubation, using a JMS tongue pressure measurement device (TPM-01: JMS, Hiroshima, Japan).…”