A philips representative reported that during a cardiac lead management procedure to remove a non-functional atrial lead, a spectranetics lead locking device 518-019 was utilized.The patient's blood pressure dropped after the procedure and anesthesia detected by transesophageal echocardiogram (tee) that there was an effusion near the atrium and pericardial sack.Interventional cardiology was called and they placed a drain.About 400 cc of blood was drained from the heart.The drain was left in place.Patient did not require a blood transfusion.Patient survived the procedure, was extubated, and placed in the intensive care unit (icu) overnight.
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