EDI CATHETER ENFIT 6FR/49 CM, 5PCS

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED FREQUENT BRADYCARDIA EPISODES AND EVENTS DURING FEEDING VIA THE EDI CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS ASSESSED MULTIPLE TIMES FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE VENTILATOR SETTINGS. X-RAY EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE EDI CATHETER WAS CURLED/KINKED WITHIN THE OROGASTRIC CAVITY AND NOT IN THE STOMACH, DESPITE THE VENTILATOR INDICATING CORRECT POSITIONING. THE EDI CATHETER WAS REMOVED, AND A SLIGHT KINK IN THE CATHETER TUBING WAS OBSERVED. THE FINAL PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS NO HARM. MANUFACTURER'S REF #: (B)(4).