Surgical Updates

9:00am        Diego is asleep

10:00am       Incision has been made

11:30am       Diego is on the heart bypass machine

1:00pm         The half way point of the Double Switch repair

2:45pm        They are starting to bring his body temperature back up in order to bring him off the bypass machine.

3:15             Diego is off the heart bypass machine

3:45            Dr. del Nido spoke with us.  Diego did great.  Del Nido completed the double switch, closed the VSD, and did some repairs to the tricuspid valve.  The only problem (which is typical in older double switch patients) was the pulmonary valve had become significantly enlarged from the PA band.  Del Nido took a significant amount of tissue out of the pulmonary valve in hopes of preventing further problems later on down the road.  He did not detect any heart block.  He said the next 3 hours are crucial. They will be watching closely for any bleeding.  It will be at least another hour before we can see him.