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Description of Event or Problem

FROM STAFF: PA [PULMONARY ARTERY] CATH TEMP PROBE FAILED. UNABLE TO OBTAIN CARDIAC OUTPUTS IN A CRITICAL ILL POST CARDIAC SURGERY PT. PA CATH WAS PLACED 2 DAYS PRIOR IN THE CARDIAC OR. THIS PRODUCT IS A SUB FOR THE EDWARDS PA CATHS THAT WERE LEAKING. CATHETER MALFUNCTION; WITH OUR REPEATED FAILURES OF PA CATHETERS S SO WE ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN CARDIAC OUTPUTS WE SHOULD WORK TOWARDS PURCHASING MORE ADVANCED HEMODYNAMIC ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT OUR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS.