9:15 PM
We finally got to see Courtney at 9:15. It has been a very busy day in the PCICU with several kids having procedures back to back and limited staff to help cleanup afterwards. She has just started showing signs of additional bleeding issues that they will need to keep an eye on and will reevaluate for a couple of hours.
7:15 PM
Finished procedure should get to go see her in about an hour.
4:30 PM
After Courtney failed a couple of lung tests to see if her lungs were progressing [to a certain level], they did an ultrasound of her lungs/chest area. Results: some fluid hindering her lung improvement that needs to be removed. Also, yesterday, she began oozing more blood from her still open chest. Today it continued to increase in amount requiring her to receive additional blood. Therefore, they are going back into her still open chest to address the bleeding and draw out the fluid. This procedure is called a 'washout'. They have already started the procedure.
7:30 AM
Courtney's left lung is a little better this morning, but not ready to come off ECMO machine yet. They will continue to work on recovering her lungs fully and evaluating her progress throughout the day.
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