[183902879]
Patient on crrt, circuit overdue for change by 1 day (last changed tuesday (b)(6), it is two days later. Alarm for "self test failed" went off, giving rn two choices: retest or disconnect. Attempted to retest 3 times, but circuit quickly alarmed for same reason. When option to disconnect was chosen, there was no option to return blood. This is a critically ill pt with pre b cell all, status post sacrococcygeal teratoma (sct) in the icu for sepsis, veno-occlusive disease (vod), acute kidney injury (aki), and respiratory failure. She is on norepinephrine for blood pressure support, and receives multiple blood products each shift. Her latest hct = 29. Circuit had not had any such alarms this shift, nor were any passed on during report. We had planned a circuit change this afternoon already, so circuit stopped itself at a convenient time. However, unable to return blood - pt lost 187ml blood due to this. I-stat gas shows hct 24. No changes in patient status, still on norepinephrine, no increase in oxygen requirement or physical symptoms. Troubleshoot equipment. Could this have been avoided had circuit been changed on time, or would it not have made a difference?
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5