Removal of Nasogastric Feeding Tube Post Extubation in ICU : a Prospective Randomized Trial

The nurse in charge of the patient and under the cover of a medical prescription, will proceed to the systematic removal of the nasogastric tube during the extubation procedure

"The dysphagia will be evaluated in a systematic way between 1 hour and 6 hours post-extubation with the help of the Yale Swallow Protocol (YSP) by the caregivers trained to the passing of the YSP (nurse or physiotherapist or ICU doctor)."

The removal of the nasogastric tube will not be performed during the extubation procedure and the time of removal will be left to the discretion of the attending physician (as currently performed in the unit).

"Post-extubation dysphagia will be assessed as we do in the unit. Currently, the caregivers in charge of the patient do a gel water test Nutrisens Hydra'Fruit level 4 when the attending physician prescribes it."