6:15 a.m. - Emma is currently in what they call "stable critical" condition. She did very well throughout the night. She didn't have any problems with her heart, and all of her vitals look great. At one point they were concerned that her blood pressure was too low, but they gave her some blood pressure medication and it came back up. The nurse said that the low blood pressure has to do with the amount of fluid in her blood vessels, and is a residual effect of having been on heart/lung bypass. Her breathing improved steadily through the night, and they are planning on taking her off the respirator later this morning. They are currently doing a "spontaneous trial," in which they have put the respirator on backup mode, and are letting her breathe on her own for an hour to see if she is ready. So far, she's doing great breathing on her own.
Dr. Kaza, the surgeon, just stopped by on his morning rounds. He said we have two goals for today: 1) get Emma off the respirator, and 2) reduce the amount of swelling throughout her body (she has some edema, another residual effect of having been on bypass).
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Sounds like she's recovering right on track. I must say that it looks a lot worse to see all the post-bypass equipment coming out of a little tiny body - I'm used to adults in that position. Getting her off the vent will make a huge difference to you guys. With our adult open heart patients, we typically get rid of pretty much all of the tubes and wires by day 2, or day 3 at the latest, so hopefully that's a similar track for Emma.
Thanks for sending us the link to your blog. After reading all of your updates, I got a little teary. Glad things are going well.
We are so glad to hear that things are going well. we are so out of the loop we didnt even know about your new sweet addition. She is adorable and our daughter Sadie was born on Nov. 2 so they are only a couple of days apart. to bad we dont still live up there cause i just know they would be great friends. good luck with everything and our prayer are with you.
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