Closing...!

They are currently closing Keane's chest. The surgeon, Dr. Langley, is very happy with the repair. He said that Keane's heart was extremely complex and the defect was large. They used his own pericardium to patch the primary defect (Atrial-Ventricular defect, the biggest one) and bovine pericardium for the ventricular septum defect. The repair on the tricuspid valve was "impressively perfect" and the mitral valve has a "trivial" small leak.

Keane's heart rhythm is good enough that he does not need a pacemaker. The next hurdle will be making sure he doesn't get pulmonary hypertension. How his lungs respond will dictate how long he will be intubated.

Overall, looks like he is having the best possible outcome to this point. Dr. Garrah is going to spend another 15 minutes from this post time closing the incision. Then, he will transfer to the PICU around 210p or 215p. He will be with the ICU team for one hour before we will be allowed in the room. So, we are aiming to be reunited between 3p and 4p.

We are in Room 19, Doernbecher PICU. There are no cell phones allowed in the PICU, so we will have Gmail up for instant messaging for those who also have Gmail. We will also have Skype open when possible. Just know, if we don't respond promptly to texts, etc. it's because our cell phones are in a central storage location...! Actually, now that I think about it, I am unclear whether or not we will be able to connect to wi-fi in the PICU. Lots to figure out still.