Pt admitted for laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair, nissen, and lap cholecystectomy.Anesthesia induction done without incident.Abdomen was insufflated with co2 at 0731.At 0733, pt was pulseless, no o2 sat, etco2 =15.Pt in pea with thready carotid pulse <30 sec.Chest compressions stated and acls protocol initiated.Abdomen opened and explored with no bleeding noted.Pt transferred to (b)(6) hospital by paramedics.Pt expired in ed.Case reported to medical examiner-family refused autopsy.Biomed called to evaluate stryker insufflator (b)(4) 2014.Biomed reported that insufflator was defective.Co2 setting was set at 151/min however, actual pressure at 38mmhg and going as high as 51mmhg.Insufflator quarantined and removed from service.
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