Flushed lipids through tubing and filter to prime tubing/filter before connecting to patient.The tubing and filter was checked by two rns to ensure no air in tubing.After tubing connected to patient's umbilical arterial catheter and started running at 0.2 ml/hr.I went to bedside to assess patient because pump alarming resistance in line.A large air bubble of approximately 2 ml was emerging from the distal end of filter (on the patient side).Lipids disconnected and air flushed through before reconnecting to patient, per rn.The device was not retained.No identifying information is available.
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