Bayer service performed a check of the injector (sn (b)(4)) and the injector performed to specification.A bayer 150-ft-q syringe was used for the procedure, lot number unknown, and was discarded by the site.A third party high pressure connecting tubing (hpct) was used to connect the syringe to the injector, lot number unknown and also discarded by the site.A bayer clinical applications specialist provided retraining to the site on 12/05/2017.
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The site reported the following: a (b)(6) year old male outpatient with a diagnosis of double outlet right ventricle (dorv) and a ventricular septal defect (vsd) was having a diagnostic right heart catheterization performed while connected to a bayer medrad provis injector.The patient was intubated and under general anesthesia for this procedure.Toward the end of a contrast injection an undisclosed amount of air was accidentally injected into the aortic root.When the air bubbles were visualized, the injector tubing was immediately disconnected from the catheter.The patient became hypotensive and anesthesia staff treated him with an epinephrine drip, and 100% oxygen.The patient immediately responded to this treatment, stabilized and remained stable.A transesophageal echocardiogram (tee) was performed and troponin levels were checked, both results were negative.The patient was admitted to the hospital overnight and a neurological consult was ordered.The neurologist found no deficits and the patient was discharged the next morning.
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