(b)(4).Evaluation is in progress, but not yet concluded.Per the perfusionist, co2 flush was originally at 2 liters per minute (lpm), but then decreased to 1.5 lpm during the case due to high co2 readings on the abgs (cpb suckers were decreased to limit co2 uptake).Co2 was on at 2lpm approximately 20 minutes before the first off gas was drawn.
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It was reported that during use of the device for a cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) procedure, the arterial blood gas (abg) values were not matching.The surgical procedure was completed successfully.There was no delay, no blood loss, nor adverse consequences to the patient.Per clinical review: during a minimally invasive bypass procedure in which the perfusionist was flooding the field with carbon dioxide (co2), the blood parameter monitor (bpm) did not trend the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pco2) and ph values as closely as the perfusionist expected.On (b)(6) 2018, the perfusionist set up and calibrated the bpm shunt sensor correctly with gas a and gas b, along with placing the potassium (k+) code in the bpm.She did her first in-vivo recalibration without problem.About an hour into the procedure, after her second in-vivo her abg value had trending that concerned her.The ph on the abg was 7.31 vs.7.39 on the bpm, and the pco2 on the abg was 57 mmhg, and the bpm was 49 mmhg.The team does not expose their shunt sensor until 50 milliequivalent (meq) of sodium bicarbonate is added to the plasmalyte - a solution.I spoke with her about isolating the sensor completely from the circuit until initiation of bypass, to preserve the chemistries in the sensor.The change in temperature from in-vivo 1 and in-vivo 2 was from 34.2 degrees celsius to 28.4 celsius.The team uses co2 to flush the field for exposure and for air handling.They closely monitor their pco2 values to adjust their co2 to the field and their sweep values on their blender.After noticing the delta between the two, they just monitored the difference with additional abgs.She continued the procedure with the same shunt sensor and monitor.The incident did not delay the continuation of the surgical procedure.There was no blood loss nor harm associated with the event.
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