Jessica had a fairly stable day yesterday. She had regular bouts of chest physio and suction to help clear her chest and the secretions have lessened throughout the day and overnight. She came off the pacing wires during the morning and her heart rhythm has been good. She still has the pacing wires in situ for now but hopefully they won’t be needed again.
We’ve had quite frequent wakeful periods and Jessica has definitely been a little more aware of what is going on. She has tried to talk but can only mouth words while she has the ventilator in and has responded to what we’ve been saying to her with nods and shakes of her head. The wakeful periods have been very brief and she responds quickly to being given a little more sedative and muscle relaxant to get her settled again.
We’ve had quite frequent wakeful periods and Jessica has definitely been a little more aware of what is going on. She has tried to talk but can only mouth words while she has the ventilator in and has responded to what we’ve been saying to her with nods and shakes of her head. The wakeful periods have been very brief and she responds quickly to being given a little more sedative and muscle relaxant to get her settled again.
The plan for today is to try to extubate her and get her breathing on her own and woken up. Hopefully she will respond well to this.
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