Acist pressure tubing malfunctioning ao pressure suddenly disappeared during case requiring a different stopcook to regain a pressure measurement.Caitlin stated this stopcook comes in the same package as the acist tubing that is utilized to monitor arterial pressures during the procedure.Caitlin reported this brand of device has been used for a long time, and viscosity of contrast can affect the stopcook at times; however, caitlin has noticed a trend with the stopcooks recently in which they sometimes stop reading pressures when contrast has not even been injected.Caitlin is concerned that there may be a specific lot of stopcooks that are defective.
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