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ICU PATIENT, BEING TREATED FOR TBI, WAS BEING MECHANICALLY VENTILATED IN THE NEURO ICU. THE PATIENT SUFFERED A DESATURATION EVENT THE PREVIOUS DAY, WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A MUCUS PLUG. PATIENT WAS STABLE AND PLACED ON THE DEVICE AT 11:00 AM ((B)(6) 2015). THE AIRWAY PRESSURE WAS UNUSUALLY HIGH AND PROMPTED SEVERAL AIRWAY SUCTIONS. AIRWAY PRESSURE REMAINED MARGINALLY HIGH. DEVICE WAS OTHERWISE TOLERATED. SEVERAL HOURS INTO DEVICE USE, FIO2 WAS INCREASED (TO 60%) TO COMPENSATE FOR A DECREASE IN MONITORED ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION (DECREASING TO 96%). DEVICE WAS TURNED OFF AFTER FOUR HOURS OF USE. 60 MINUTES AFTER THE DEVICE WAS TURNED OFF, THE PATIENT SUFFERED A DESATURATION, WITH SATS REACHING 70%. PATIENT WAS MANUALLY VENTILATED WITH 100% OXYGEN AND EMERGENCY BRONCHOSCOPY WAS PERFORMED. A MODERATE AMOUNT OF MUCUS WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S LEFT LUNG. AFTER SUCTIONING, THE OXYGEN SATURATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO MECHANICAL VENTILATION.