Last night we had a successful 45 minutes in her wheelchair. We were doing so well that the orthopedic team said that we could be discharged. However, after discussion, despite wanting to be home, we decided it would be best for Aimee to get rest before attempting the trip home. We were all set to leave this morning. The nurse even pulled out her remaining 2 IVs.
Then this morning Aimee’s heart rate started climbing way up. She was having quite a bit of secretions. Then her oxygen dropped and we couldn’t get her back up despite catheter suctioning, cough assist, 12 liters of oxygen, and bipap. The charge nurse couldn’t hear any movement in her lower left lung. She called in respiratory therapy and the rapid response team. They got her stabilized again and breathing well, though still more labored than her normal.
It seems like maybe she had a deep, thick mucus plug. Maybe a bit of dehydration and fluid in the “third space” still. So, we had a new IV placed and a bolus of fluid put quickly through. She is now resting great on her bipap. And we are letting our heart rates come down.
When she wakes back up we will re-evaluate what to do from here. We are so glad that we didn’t take her home last night. We would have had to turn around and bring her back this morning.
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