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1. Surviving Pulmonary Hypertension crisis?

   parlanchina posted a topic in NICU

   My baby is 53 weeks gestational age and still in the NICU. She has severe BPD and pulmonary hypertension and is on treprostinil. A month ago she was still on cpap (had been for 4 months) and then she was intubated for a heart cath to close her PDA. T...

2. Quesrion for NICU nurses

   parlanchina replied to parlanchina's topic in NICU

   Yes, I will discuss this with them. My baby was supposed to have a surgery after the intubation. But because she felt the pain from both intubation and PICC needle she went into PH crisis so the surgery was postponed. The nurse practitioner told me s...

3. Quesrion for NICU nurses

   parlanchina replied to parlanchina's topic in NICU

   Thank you.

4. Quesrion for NICU nurses

   parlanchina replied to parlanchina's topic in NICU

   My child.

5. Quesrion for NICU nurses

   parlanchina replied to parlanchina's topic in NICU

   They assured me she would be adequately sedated and not feel anything, yet she felt the PICC line needle and right after that, went into pulmonary hypertension crisis. With pulmonary hypertension cases, I read that special precautions are necessary. ...

6. Quesrion for NICU nurses

   parlanchina posted a topic in NICU

   My baby with pulmonary hypertension was getting a routine procedure - intubation and PICC line placement. Something went wrong and she felt the poke of the needle and went into a PH crisis. They had to also go up on her sedation because of this. My q...