Phase of treatment designed to restore the patient’s respiratory independance. Depending on the duration of the acute phase, patients may have lost more or less muscle. A transitional tracheostomy can facilitate and accelerate the weaning process, enabling the patient to be taken off the ventilator for a few hours a day, while retaining the possibility of reconnecting it, particularly at night and during rest phases Muscular rehabilitation is also an important part of this process, with chair positioning, standing, etc., all helping to remuscle the patient’s ribcage and speed up recovery.
