Elderly male with history of hypertension, coronary artery disease and chronic heart failure.Procedure coronary artery bypass graft x 2 and mitral valve repair.Continuous cardiac output swan ganz catheter not working appropriately.Getting a check thermal filament connection error.Multiple cables were tried.Error occurred with continuous cardiac output monitor in both cardiovascular or and cardiovascular icu.Discussed with surgeon and decision not to replace as he is okay with pa pressures and does not need cardiac index/output.
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