During hemodialysis, the patient coughed, and the blue venous port of the catheter separated from the tubing, resulting in a large blood leak.Tubing was clamped off and the dialysis machine was stopped.A luer plug was forced into the end of the tubing to prevent further leakage.Patient then became hypotensive and lost consciousness.A code was called and emergency treatment was provided to save the patient.Later examination shows the tubing had a clean separation from the luer fitting.The luer fitting was not recovered, so it is not known whether a piece of tubing is attached to it or not.
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