Upon initiation of bypass, the perfusionist could not achieve calculated full flow. she spoke to the surgeon and anesthesiologist about the difficulty in achieving flow. her rpm's on the device were max out. she called her backup to help her and possibly change the oxygenator out. she did not have high line pressure so the issue was within the oxygenator. she also felt the line going into the oxygenator and felt the pressure going in was very high. however, as they were troubleshooting and contemplating changing the oxygenator, the flow continued to improve. the decision was made by the perfusionist and surgeon to continue to use this oxygenator vs the risk of changing it out.Lot# vc 13. patient did well.
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