Failed attempt

Aiden had his surgery on 50% ECMO. After surgery his blood gas came back really good. So they decided to clamp off ECMO because they were hopeful that he would have better ventilation once all the packing was gone and they thought that would get him off ECMO even if it was only long enough for him to clot from the surgery. 20 minutes after they clamped off they did another blood gas and that one came back bad. So now he is on 100% again. Now the problem is he is bleeding again. Not as bad as before but now he receiving blood products. The doctors are having a hard time getting his extra fluids off so having to give him blood and another med to stop the bleeding is discouraging.So the plan is to get as much fluid off as possible and try taking him off ECMO again. Maybe the third time will be a charm!!!