Surgery in the Morning

Lynnea is still on the OR schedule for first case (7am) tomorrow, but she is not going for an aortopexy/lung decortication as planned. Instead, she is going for a chest exploration, to hopefully find the source of her infection and ongoing fevers. Dr. St. Louis will re-open her chest incision and look for signs of infection -- puss, inflammation, drainage, etc. Depending on what he finds, he may have to leave her chest open after the procedure. Hopefully, draining any extra fluid that may have collected will help clear up her infection. Her aortopexy is on hold until after the infection situation is resolved.