Holding Pattern
1030am Monday 22 Nov 10
Dr Fox decided this morning that Michele will stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) for at least a few more days. At the earliest, she may be released Wednesday, but will probably spend Thanksgiving in the hospital.
The catheter in the top of her skull has not drained much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during the last 24 hours, indicating that the pressure on her brain has been relieved. But CSF is still leaking from the scalp incision area.
Dr Fox drained the accumulated CSF from the scalp flap then added some stitches to the incision to stop the leakage. It still looks like a scalp infection and he sent a fluid sample from the scalp area to the lab for a 48 hour biological culture study. The microbiologist did not find any organisms during the initial inspection. Last week’s sample from the brain area proper did not indicate any bacterial growth. Is a puzzlement.
So here we sit, healing ever so slowly.
RKS
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