Patient was picked up in cath lab with fem stop in place on right groin.When arrived to icu, patient's right leg was cold, mottled, had numbness/tingling, and without pedal/pt pulses.Air was unable to be let out of device r/t device malfunction or user error when applied.Cardiovascular monitor tech and consultant at bedside to remove fem stop device.Patient without pedal pulses for 10 minutes.Doppler post tib.Pulses achieved 10 minutes, pedal pulses dopplerable within 2 hours, both pulses then palpable 12 hours after incident.
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