Intensive Care

Ellen has had a bad 24 hours. We were transferred to Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) yesterday afternoon as she was becoming progressively unwell with fevers and difficulty breathing. It became apparent that her Hickman line may be infected, causing severe sepsis. The line was removed this morning. This involved a general anaesthetic and was carried out on PICU as Ellen was too unwell to wait for a theatre slot. Her condition has improved slightly since the Hickman line came out but she is still very poorly. She will be kept on PICU for at least a few days whilst they continue to monitor her closely.