Patient was received from operating room status post a coronary artery bypass graft of 3 vessels.Patient was brought to cath lab 3 with balloon pump in place from operating room.Post percutaneous coronary intervention, while transporting patient to ctic, the balloon pump lost power repeatedly, alarming low battery despite having been plugged in for hours.Staff, including rt, anesthesia, 2 cath lab nurses and the operating room pa-c had to stop every 20-30 feet at power outlets to plug in the balloon pump to keep it functioning.Patient was brought to room on ctic, where the pump was plugged in.
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