Reflecting on his sudden hospitalization last year, columnist Patrick Moeschen emphasizes the need to create an emergency medical plan.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of an extubation readiness test based on a spontaneous breathing trial using pressure support. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Pediatric ...

Patients were excluded from testing if there was a plan to extubate to noninvasive ventilatory support either as a result of chronic use before the PICU admission or at the discretion of the ...

Meanwhile, Chicago Med's Lenox (Sarah Ramos) butts heads with Chicago PD's Voight (Jason Beghe) when he wants her to prematurely extubate a patient who is wanted for questioning. Cruz is one of ...