Also known as: Blood around the heart
Paramedic Ray develops cardiac tamponade after a traumatic injury, requiring emergency pericardiocentesis performed while he is trapped upside down in an ambulance. The procedure is complicated by his inverted position.
Also known as: Blown carotid artery
Patient Nick Hanscomb experiences a carotid artery blowout (herald bleed) that causes massive bleeding. He subsequently suffers a left-sided stroke due to blood loss and is rushed to emergency surgery.
Also known as: Brain attack
Nick develops a left-sided CVA (stroke) as a complication of his carotid artery rupture and subsequent massive blood loss, requiring emergency intervention.
Also known as: Brain cancer
A patient undergoing brain tumor resection experiences a critical equipment failure when the navigational system crashes mid-surgery with probes in the tumors. The surgery cannot proceed without computer repair.
Also known as: Liver vein injury
Patient Jacob Nolston suffers an injured hepatic vein during surgery, complicating Dr. Bailey's operation and causing her to miss an important meeting with her husband.
Also known as: Perforated intestine
Jacob Nolston is found to have a bowel perforation in addition to his liver damage, requiring additional surgical repair during his procedure.
Also known as: Heart valve infection
Ray's infection spreads to his heart, causing his cardiac grafts to fail during surgery. Dr. Hahn recognizes that his previous surgeon missed this complication, which nearly proves fatal.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Nick develops hypovolemic shock from his carotid artery rupture, with his veins becoming flaccid and making it difficult to establish IV access for blood transfusion.
Also known as: Failed heart bypass graft
Ray's coronary artery graft blows during surgery when Karev accidentally cuts a cable, requiring emergency intervention by Dr. Hahn.