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PATIENT HAD LEFT THORACOTOMY AND LEFT PNEUMONECTOMY. AT END OF CASE ANESTHESIA WAS UNABLE TO EXTUBATE PATIENT. FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY PERFORMED AND INCISION RE-0PENED. ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBE INADVERTENTLY SUTURED. SUTURE CUT AND ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBE REMOVED. PATIENT DISCHARGED 12/28/91 WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS.DEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY.NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, VISUAL EXAMINATION. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: NONE OR UNKNOWN, OTHER, INVALID DATA. CONCLUSION: NO FAILURE DETECTED AND PRODUCT WITHIN SPECIFICATION, USER ERROR CONTRIBUTED TO EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: YES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: OTHER. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.