Steve still remains on a ventilator. His abdomen remains distended and he has a fever. They have installed a central line so he'll start receiving nutrition. He has been moved onto an "air bed" which puts less pressure on his skin. Every day they unhook the ventilator for awhile to test his breathing rate, but his breathing is too shallow for them to make the call to extubate him. So, it looks like Steve's recovery will take awhile. Steve remains on blood pressure medication and heparin.
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