Air bubbles present between filter and patient.I was changing hal (hyperalimentation) and il (intravenous) lines infusing through a picc line.I had primed the tubing, checked for and dispelled air bubbles in the line.Once the line was attached to the patient, air bubbles developed between the filter and the patient.The infusion was immediately stopped, a new filter was primed and reattached to the patient.Again air bubbles appeared in the same area of the line.Another rn then primed a whole new line, no further air bubbles noted.The remaining stock of filters of that lot number were pulled for testing.
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