Maks is having a better day today. He has responded well to the ventilator and has had significantly less episodes of bradys and desats. All of his labs came back normal. A couple of small air pockets were seen on his abdominal X-ray, so Dr. Anschutz changed the antibiotic to a stronger one in an effort to ward off the potential threat of necrotizing enterocolitis. He will remain on the antibiotics for at least three days.
Maks had a big bowel movement last night and again this morning. That is such great news, and hopefully it is a good sign that he will continue to be able to regulate his bowels. The Anderson tube on suction also helped, and his abdominal girth has been greatly reduced. The Anderson was pulled this morning, and he was put back on a regular oral gastric tube. Unfortunately he is NPO for another three days.
They will continue to check labs and X-rays every day, and we pray that these remain unremarkable. We also pray he continues to respond well to the treatments that are initiated.
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