CENTRAL LINE INFECTION :(

Lyla ran fever all through the night. Her blood pressure was lower and lower every time they did vitals. Around noon her heart rate was fast, Motrin and Tylenol werent helping the fever. She was looking pale and sicker. The GI came in and told us the blood cultures were positive, something is growing, She does have an blood stream infection. Now they just have to figure out what kind of infection, and what antibiotic to treat it with. 

They did a bolus normal saline over a hour to hydrate her, and started running TPN for 24 hours again.  Infectious Disease  doctor came to check her out, and decided a different antibiobic to try. 


At 7pm vitals Lyla's temp was normal. She is doing so much better already. She was playing and smiling. She is sleeping good now, still fever free.


Lots of blood work in the morning, and more cultures. Seems to me this antibiotic is working :)


If for some reason it isn't then they will try something else, until they know exactly what kind of infection it is. It can take a few days to figure out what works. If nothing is working then they will have to go in and her remove her central line.  She would get a picc line in her arm until she is better then they would go in and place a new one.   But I think its working!!!