It was reported loss of pressure in ventilation of patient after intubation and anesthesia circuit hook-up.Email received by facility representative, medline industries, inc., with additional information in regards to this incident.Reporter states, this incident occurred during a tonsillectomy procedure.Reporter states, "troubleshooting led to discovery of faulty/failure of anesthesia circuit likely due to a leak in the circuit.A new circuit was placed and then pressure was normalized." reporter states patient did require additional anesthesia/sedation because of this incident.No report of serious injury or follow-up care.Reporter states, the sample is no longer available for return and evaluation it was discarded.Reporter states, "patient is doing well." no further information has been provided.Due to the reported incident and in an abundance of caution, this medwatch is being filed.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be submitted.
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