It was reported that a peritoneal dialysis (pd) patient discovered a fluid leak during their pd treatment.The patient reported receiving a filling slowly alarm during fill 1 of 5 of treatment and the treatment was cancelled.It is unknown at which point in therapy the leak may have begun.The cause of the leak is unknown.Fluid was not discovered in the pump module area or on the external of the cassette.The patient was advised to follow up with their peritoneal dialysis nurse (pdrn).It was reported that an alternate treatment option was not available.Upon follow up, the patient confirmed that the blue patient line tubing on the cycler set had a leak.There were no fluid leaks on the solution bag or connection.Additionally, no fluid was detected in or around the cycler.The patient did not develop any symptoms, adverse events, injuries, or require medical intervention as a result of the reported event.The patient skipped the remainder of peritoneal dialysis treatment in the absence of the cycler.The patient is continuing with peritoneal dialysis on the cycler without issue and without reoccurrence of the reported event.The patient confirmed that the cycler set was discarded and not available to be returned to the manufacturer for physical evaluation.
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