They used a jet type vent when my subglotic stenosis was repaired...My trach specialist would prefer me not to be intubated under any circumstances or placed on a vent...It is harder to deal with when you have a tracheostomy....and decreases life expecetency since they are a great source of infection.....My personal choice is no trach...it would not give me the quality of life I want with my kids...but that is just my personal choice.