{"id":156,"date":"2025-09-04T19:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamethan\/?p=156"},"modified":"2025-09-04T19:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:10:50","slug":"ethan-update-from-elaine-as-of-8-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforteamethan\/2025\/09\/04\/ethan-update-from-elaine-as-of-8-30-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan update from Elaine as of 8\/30\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello everyone. Just a quick update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethan had a slight setback last night after his last chest tube had been removed. It was still leaking fluid, but also air was at least escaping&#8230;and I was concerned that air was getting in too. I kept asking apparently so much that Ethan asked me to stop&#8230; The nurse and other staff were taking all precautions and re-dressing the area and really keeping an eye on it all night. Ethan was VERY <a><\/a>uncomfortable and little sleep was had all around. They did a couple chest x-rays though the night, and at about 4am it was decided they would be taking him back to the CICU (Cardiac ICU) due to a small pneumothorax&#8230;air in the chest cavity. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/pneumothorax\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20350367?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExanhZc3VleVdzdkluelZEWgEeoak17aSdlBp-riU0o5V08QJDy4HxtN9OLc1-fZO19o85LmYP7EK1z5tKKJE_aem_LQlBoCjIvUyXoYJCfNq-Vw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/&#8230;\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20350367<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I loaded all our gear up, and we wheeled him over and got him settled. The thought was that he&#8217;d either heal up naturally, or need a new chest tube. As all the team on ICU checked him out, and x-ray came again, it was seen that the pneumothorax was fairly small, so it is appearing less likely for a new chest tube. We are awaiting another x-ray at about 10am for further analysis. Its unclear, but something may have caused a leak in the lungs during surgery, but it only came to light after the chest tube was removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will keep you all posted, but we&#8217;re hopeful for minimally invasive treatment to resolve this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone. Just a quick update. Ethan had a slight setback last night after his last chest tube had been removed. It was still leaking fluid, but also air was at least escaping&#8230;and I was concerned that air was getting in too. 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