Not really sure whats going on with Elizabeth but yesterday and today her oxygen saturations have been on the lower side. So they have increased her oxygen and increased the pressure support on the ventialtor a little bit. Her xray yesterday showed her lungs looked a little less inflated and they started her on a precussion treatment every 6 hours, that will help loosen up mucus and open up her lungs a little more. There is still a question about whats causing all of this. Could be the chest tubes being painful and affecting how she breaths, the sedation weans, her just getting used to doing so much work after being on such high support for so long. We arent really sure what the problem is but its scary and frustrating. We have been told her lungs still look/sound good, so just need to figure out whats going on.
Hoping its nothing major, and that this is just one of those small bumps in the road.
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