We phoned first thing for an overnight update. The neonatologist said Wren "did okay" overnight although things are not all good. The problem is his blood pressure which is low. This can indicate his left side having trouble pumping.
His BP was 54/29 and drifting downward so they started him in dopamine and a fluid bolus. He was very sensitive to that and his BP went up to 80/45. So then they dropped it back a bit... basically they are tweaking the dopamine and fluids to get good BPs and hope "he can get over this bump himself" over the next few days.
They said this was "not unexpected" as the left side adjusts to handle all the flow and they will do an echo this morning to check on how things look.
Lactates, gases and urine output are all good/okay and his mapps (mean arterial pressures?) are now okay. The intensive care nurse and chief looking after him are doing a long shift (16 hours) and will monitor him throughout.
Please keep up the prayers and lots of healing thoughts.
2 comments:
come on little Wren, you can do it! You and your family are in my thoughts, Shannon.
We are praying for good news!
Blessings,
Laine
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