Reducing Decannulation Time: Limitation of Decannulation Capping Trials (REDECAP)

Comparison of two different decannulation protocols: one protocol based on capping trial tolerance to decide when to decannulate vs. protocol based on suctioning frequency of respiratory secretions to decide when to decannulate (criteria: ≤2 aspirations every 8 h along 24 consecutive hours).

High flow conditioned oxygen therapy will be applied during all study period through tracheal cannula in the experimental arm (suctioning frequency based protocol) and during periods out of capping trials in the control arm (capping trials based protocol).