What is the priority intervention

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Problem: A patient was admitted to the ICU for septic shock and was emergently intubated in the ED. The nurse practitioner has had trouble ventilating the patient and is unable to reduce the peak inspiratory pressures. The patient acutely starts decompensating hemodynamically. Upon exam heart tones are muffled and breath sounds are absent on the right side. What is the priority intervention?

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