Following surgical implantation of the neurx diaphragm pacing system on (b)(6) 2014, 2-3 hours post implant surgery the patient was returned to the operating room for internal bleeding.Per a surgical report obtained from the site, the implantation of the electrodes was uneventful.There was no bleeding.In the recovery room, the patient's blood pressure was erratic, his abdomen became slightly distended and his hematocrit dropped.They returned to the operating room to evaluate presumed bleeding and hemoperitoneum.The blood in the abdomen was removed and it was discovered he was bleeding from a electrode site in the right diaphragm and one electrode from the left diaphragm was out.A suture was placed in the bleeding artery and the diaphragm, which stopped the bleeding.The free-floating electrode from the left diaphragm was removed and a new electrode was placed.The bleeding was stopped and all electrodes functioned properly.The patient was stable, blood pressure was table and the patient returned to the recovery room in stable condition.
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