Thursday, March 1, 2012

Anxiously waiting for tomorrow

Jensen looks great again today! He is -400... We're so proud! (he's peed more out than they put in) His creatinine level was slightly elevated so they back off on his diuretic and he's tolerating that well. Tonight his doctor wants to do a small trial run for taking him off ECMO. His BP is up slightly but they believe that means he will be able to handle being weaned. He is now up to 3cc/hr of breastmilk! I think we are more excited about this than he is. He did have a small injury on his back that his team is looking into. Because of ECMO and his open chest, mobility is limited which makes him a prime candidate for bed sores. Right now the area is small so hopefully it will not get any worse since he will coming off the circuit tomorrow.

We did experience the "silent cries" for the first time today. You can tell he's uncomfortable and his face looks like he's crying but bc of the breathing tube, no sound comes out. It's devastating to watch. Thankfully they could give him a sedative through the circuit (which acts like a central line) and he was calm within a minute.

We will find out at night rounds what time he is scheduled for the trial.

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