On Wednesday May 26, 2010, Jellybean got her broviac in. I was able to be at St. Luke's just before they took her back to OR to put it in. She was so puffy due to the blood transfusion the day before and because of all the fluids that she has been getting. I stayed at the hospital until they brought her back to her room. She was just waking up, she did pretty good. They had to sedate her on top of the anesthesia. She didn't need much oxygen after the procedure. I wasn't able to hold her, but I was able to do some hand containment with her. She was high sating! I stayed with her for a while. I'm really grateful that I was able to give her comfort.
In case you were wondering what a Broviac is....
BROVIAC® catheters are similar to a PICC line. They both allow a soft special type of rubber (silicone) IV catheter to be placed in your child without the need for repeated peripheral IV sticks. A BROVIAC® catheter, however, is placed directly into a central vein, usually in the neck, upper chest or groin. The catheter proceeds to a position just above the heart. In general, a BROVIAC® catheter is tunneled under the skin and brought out on the chest or thigh away from the site where it enters the vein. Theoretically, this prevents bacteria from gaining access to the central portion of the catheter. Finally, BROVIAC® catheters contain a "cuff" which is buried under the skin. Your child's tissues will grow into this "cuff" and allow the catheter to become more stable, which will reduce the chance of it becoming pulled out.
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