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andabycomeon

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removed from intercostal catheter. multi trauma with severe chest injuries requiring bilateral chest drains. unfortunately both drains keep clotting despite suction and regular milking. any tips?!

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Clot pulled out of Prismaflex CRRT while patient was on #Argatroban due to allergy to heparin. Clot removed from venous return line. #CRRT High pressure alarms though blood flow had not ceased.

welp this is how my night is going. Ran a troponin on this 81y/o male. Chest pain, only slightly complaining of shortness of breath. SAT's were at 85%. ECG was normal. Troponin came back at 144...so we ordered a PE scan and these bad boys are starting right back at me...guy walked to the hospital (literally)....

Pt had passed away and upon removal of an IJ HD cath this long and fibrous thrombus came out! No wonder the CRRT machine kept alarming "high pressure".

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