This complaint is for the third iab inserted.No reported malfunction.Aortic dissection discovered and patient death.Following an elective cabg procedure, a (b)(6) yo male patient experienced vf.During insertion of a sensation plus 50 cc iab, the balloon became stuck in the sheath and could not be inserted.The sheath was left in place and a second balloon was prepped and insertion attempted.Proper prep was employed, with vacuum applied to the one way valve.This second attempt did not work, and the balloon would not pass through the sheath.A 9 french sheath was obtained and inserted and then a 3rd balloon was inserted successfully.The patient was experiencing vf at the time of these insertions, post cabg.Patient was then transferred to the icu.Later that evening, it was discovered that the patient had a dissection in the external iliac region just before the internal iliac take off on the right side.The balloon was removed and the patient returned to the cath lab where a stent procedure was done to repair the dissection.The patient was then returned to the icu.Additional info/possible batch provided on 14-dec-2015.
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