Baby Eagan had the first step in his ROP treatment to help keep his precious little eyes strong. Avastin was injected into each eye. He spent the day pretty worn out and pitching quite a little fit when he is due for his antibiotic eye drops. Fortunately, this did not set him back on his ventilator support and we are discussing extubation again! He may still need laser surgery down the road and will get checked again on Monday.
Weight
4 lb 3 oz
Breathing
Eagan is on the
conventional ventilator. His settings are down to 20 breaths per minute. His
oxygen rate is around 21%. The ventilator has been changed from pressure support to tidal volume support of 8.5. This is much better for his lungs and a big step toward extubation! Also, he has fluid in his lungs so he is
getting Atrovent breathing treatments every six hours.
Vein and Artery Access
Eagan has a femoral line in his upper thigh.
Eagan has a femoral line in his upper thigh.
Medications
Fortaz, an antibiotic that stops the growth of bacteria has been added.
An antibiotic, Oxicillin is being given every six hours.
He is now only on Morphine every 6
hours as needed. Right now he is only getting it about once a day.
Caffeine has been started as a diuretic to try to speed up his kidney function.
He is also on Diflucan as a preventative measure.
He is also on Zantac to help calm his tummy's acid levels.
Lasix, a diuretic, will be given every 4 hours along with Albumen, a protein that makes up the majority of our blood.
He is back on Synthroid for low thyroid.
Nutrition
Eagan is getting 4 cc's of breast milk
continuously every hour. The output into his ostomy bag is being put
through a tube into the other side of his intestines, called re-feeding.
He is getting TPN and lipids.
Transfusions
June 23 - Transfusion #29
Upcoming Tests
Eye exam on Monday.
Cranial ultrasound at 36 weeks gestation.
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