Mechanical Ventilation Reconnection for One Hour After Spontaneous Breathing Trial

Defined as the capability to complete the study according to the planned schedule and with adherence above 90% to the procedures of the experimental group (mechanical ventilation reconnection for 1 hour [+/-10 min] after spontaneous breathing trial followed by extubation) and control (extubation immediately after spontaneous breathing trial).

Defined as a composite criterion of reintubation or death 7 days after extubation; Weaning failure will be defined as failure within 7 days after extubation requiring reintubation and invasive mechanical ventilation, whether post-extubation noninvasive ventilation was used or not. The choice of the composite outcome was made to consider possible participants who die before 7 days without being reintubated.

The choice of time for the 7-day outcome was based on the fact that the time interval to define extubation success varies in the literature, and on the evidence that many participants are reintubated after 48-72 hours, making these times early to assess reintubation, especially in cases of prophylactic use of noninvasive ventilation or post-extubation high flow nasal cannula.

Defined as the number of days from the time of extubation and initiation of unassisted breathing to day 28 after randomization. If a participant dies before day 28, days without ventilation will be counted as zero. If a participant is reintubated and returned to mechanical ventilation and is later extubated again and remains on unassisted breathing through day 28, ventilation-free days will be counted from the end of the last assisted breathing period through day 28. One period of invasive mechanical ventilation lasting less than 24 hours and for the purposes of the surgical procedure will count as 1 day free of mechanical ventilation. Participants who are discharged from the hospital on unassisted breathing before 28 days will be considered ventilator-free for the remaining days up to 28 days.

Length of hospital stay from randomization to intensive care unit discharge

Length of hospital stay from randomization to hospital discharge

Mortality from randomization to intensive care unit discharge

Mortality from randomization to hospital discharge