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Update about Katie
Oct. 3rd, 2009 11:28 amThe doctors have informed us of a serious trend that they have observed in with Katies condition - her oxygen stats have slowly but consistently dropped over the last few hours, despite all efforts to support her; she's dropping about 1% every 20 minutes, despite everything.
At worst (when I was there), her O2 saturation percentage was down in the low to mid 40's, which is significantly below the 'about 60%' that they consider to be a relatively safe level. In addition, her lactic acid levels have crept ever upwards - meaning that she's working furiously to keep pace with her bodies demands. She has since been totally sedated to stop her using anything except the most important organs, and this has improved her situation slightly, but its only a short-term solution; she cannot spend the next few days asleep & (for example) unable to eat.
As such, she is going to be undergoing a heart catherisation & septostomy in the next hour or so; the doctors have advised us that this is a risky procedure - and even more so than usual, as the vessel through which the blood return flow passes is both small and in a poor location - and this is also ignoring the fact that that she will be having a procedure before she has had significant time to stabilise - but they cannot see any other option for her.
Please keep her in your thoughts & prayers.
S
At worst (when I was there), her O2 saturation percentage was down in the low to mid 40's, which is significantly below the 'about 60%' that they consider to be a relatively safe level. In addition, her lactic acid levels have crept ever upwards - meaning that she's working furiously to keep pace with her bodies demands. She has since been totally sedated to stop her using anything except the most important organs, and this has improved her situation slightly, but its only a short-term solution; she cannot spend the next few days asleep & (for example) unable to eat.
As such, she is going to be undergoing a heart catherisation & septostomy in the next hour or so; the doctors have advised us that this is a risky procedure - and even more so than usual, as the vessel through which the blood return flow passes is both small and in a poor location - and this is also ignoring the fact that that she will be having a procedure before she has had significant time to stabilise - but they cannot see any other option for her.
Please keep her in your thoughts & prayers.
S