Patient 1; in the cardiac cath lab there was an auto fill failure.Patient 2; the previous shift was having trouble with the waveform on the arterial line.The waveform was almost flat and there was an 'r gas leak' message.The balloon stopped pumping.It was reset and it would work for a while, then the problem recurred.Console was switched out and functional.No harm happened to either patient.Manufacturer response for iabp, cardio save hybrid (per site reporter): they replaced the safety disk and provided more staff education on how to check the safety leak test after each patient use, prior to the next patient use.
|