A report was received on 21 mar 2022 from the home therapy nurse (htn) of a (b)(6) male patient with a complex medical history including end stage renal disease, who stated the patient expired approximately twenty five minutes into hemodialysis treatment on (b)(6) 2022.Additional information was received on 22 mar 2022 from the home therapy nurse (htn) who stated emergency medical services were called and found the patient supine, pulseless, and apneic, surrounded by a ¿large amount of blood¿.Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful, and the patient was pronounced deceased at an unspecified time.Per the htn, the patient's death was most likely related to intentional dislodgment of his dialysis needle and unrelated to the device.
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