UAMS NICU seems to have broken processes that cost...

UAMS NICU seems to have broken processes that cost my son's life. He had several things that could have clued them in on his failing condition if they followed a procedure and recorded their notes.

The things that was not done according to his records.

1. They did not measure his abdomen. The circomference changes are a direct symptom of other life threatening things. IF they measured this abdomen they would have known that something was not correct. His abdomen increased in size while his weight decreased. Boyle's law supports this fact in that they pulled 9 ounces (a little of 256 mg) from his 3.5 pound body. They are a school of medicine. In 2013 an abdominal circumference formula was developed based on their body weight. I am surprised they did not implement this in their practice.... since THEY ARE a school of medicine.

2. They did nothing when his Blood Gas pO2 returned at 66. The lower range was 70. They waited another 11 hours before taking another blood gas test. His pO2 dropped to 51. He died the next morning.

3. They failed to monitor the exposure of the UVC line. They stopped checking/recording it 38 hours before my son's death. During that time the UVC moved from the optimal small intestine location to his liver area. They drowned his organs with TPN, nutrition fluid.

4. IF they took the time to know their patience they would not always rely on technology to set an alarm. They would have seen his pulse and blood pressure were at the same levels they were when he struggled to breath minutes after birth.

UAMS hurt us by not following and/or implementing procedures. I wish I knew the neglect prior to them killing my family.