A report was received on 04 jun 2020 from the caregiver of a (b)(6) year old female patient with multiple comorbidities including end stage renal disease with hemodialysis treatments performed using a central venous catheter, stating the patient visualized air in her blood lines (amount not available) followed by chest discomfort (nos) and shortness of breath at an unspecified time shortly after returning her blood to complete a standard home hemodialysis session on (b)(6) 2020.Additional information was received on 16 jun 2020 from the home therapy nurse (htn) indicating that the patient's symptoms improved at home within an hour and without medical intervention on (b)(6) 2020.The patient elected to go to the emergency department for assessment and was admitted for observation, serial troponins and diagnostic imaging.All testing returned unremarkable results.The attending physician indicated the event was not clinically significant and the patient was discharged without sequelae the following day, (b)(6) 2020.Per the htn, the patient continues to perform hemodialysis treatments with the nxstage system one.
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