On this, the 73rd day of #ecmo support for Covid, this young #pedsicu patient was decannulated. The work it took by the team & by him to survive these 73 days was inspirational & emotional. We’re so proud of him. His journey below in🧵 Shared w/ permission from his devoted mom 💪🏻
Part of his physical therapy and treatment plan for Covid was to prone on ecmo. He was our first @ChildrensMercy patient to do this on #ecmo. We developed hand signals so he could control the process every time. #rehablegend
@JennaMillerKC Nice to see miracles are still happening. I haven't seen one in so long. 🥲
@JennaMillerKC #rehablegends through & through ❤️ #PedsICU
@JennaMillerKC Thanks for posting this! I’m always surprised and how many people (including our adult colleagues) have no idea what a #pedsICU team does on the daily