A report was received on 03 nov 2023 from the home therapy nurse (htn) of a 78 year old female patient recently discharged from hospital with a complex medical history including end stage renal disease, who stated the patient coded during an in-center hemodialysis treatment on 03 nov 2023.The patient was transported to hospital and admitted.Additional information was received on (b)(6) 2023 from the htn who stated approximately 25 minutes into treatment the patient became unresponsive, experienced seizure like activity, and went into cardiac arrest.The patient was resuscitated and transported to hospital and her potassium was noted to be out of range, value not provided.Per the htn the patient has recovered and was discharged (b)(6) 2023.No details of the hospitalization were provided.Following the event the patient changed to a different manufacturer for hemodialysis treatments.
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