When we arrived this morning Linda got us up to date on Kinley news. Last night was pretty quiet. Kinley only needed one PRN (an extra dose of morphine and versed) and that was when George, the night nurse, was changing the dressing around Kinley's surgery and drain sites. As of this morning, all of Kinley's numbers (BP, heart rate, O2 saturation) are looking good and the oxygen coming from her high frequency ventilator is at 28%.
Pablo, a surgeon, stopped by to deliver some good news. After checking out Kinley and seeing how much her abdominal and chest drains have been putting out they have decided to remove her abdominal drain. Pablo will return later today to remove it and he will place a single stitch to seal the hole in Kinley's side.
Rounds have not happened yet, but we are very anxious to find out what the doctor's thoughts are on Kinley and what changes they plan on making today.
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Way to go, Kinley...keep your #s stable & low...glad to hear oxygen needs are getting low too! Congrads on giving up one of your tubes!! You have quite a following... some people go to this blog page 3-4 times daily to check on you.Know we're keeping you all in prayers! LMS+families
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