NPPB and Hypertension: Significant differences in age, prevalence of hypertension,body mass index (BMI), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), pump time, RALEscore, ventilation time, oxygenation index, PaCO2 and BNP level afterthe first 24 h were seen between patients who were extubated before and 24 hfollowing surgery (p = 0.013, 0.001, 0.034, <0.001, <0.001,<0.001, <0.001, <0.001, 0.014 and <0.001, respectively).