According to the reporter, the catheter got stuck in the patient's nasal passage.The patient was numbed and well lubricated but they could still not get the catheter out.They had to pull the probe out of the patient's mouth then cut it in half to remove it.The catheter got stuck in the patient after the procedure was completed.There was no bleeding.The patient was offered a referral to an ent but the patient declined.An extra 1ml of 4% lidocaine+afrin mixture was given to the patient to remove the catheter.The last known patient status is that the patient is currently doing well.Additional information was requested from the account; should we receive additional information, a supplemental mdr will be submitted.
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