An episode of air embolism occurred while using the nipro dialysis machine surdial¿ x bearing the serial number (b)(4).It was confirmed that the arterial pressure was strongly negative since the beginning of the treatment, but the alarm (e024) was reset several times during the dialysis process by the nurse who tried to solve the issue of the negative pressure by disconnecting the arterial bloodline and connecting a syringe to flush the catheter.Following that operation, the patient showed signs of air embolism feeling unwell for about 1 minute.As a consequence, the doctor acted fast by placing the patient in a flat position and the conditions stabilized.The patient had no lasting symptoms.
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