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A user facility manager reported that the ultrafiltration (uf) goal and treatment time changed on a fresenius 2008t hemodialysis (hd) machine after the initiation of the patient's treatment.The machine was programed to a uf goal of 800 ml and treatment time of 3 hours, however, after initiation it was noted that the machine defaulted to a uf rate of 70 ml/hour.The clinical manager stated that the machine could not manually be adjusted to what was programmed by the staff.The uf was not turned off at all during treatment.At that point, treatment was terminated.There was no patient injury, adverse events, or medical intervention required as a result of the reported event.The patient did not have any complaints or symptoms related to the reported event and no additional treatments were required.Per the clinical manager, the reported event could not be duplicated during testing and the machine was returned to service and no parts were replaced or machine repairs made.
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