A clinic manager reported that a dialyzer blood leak occurred during a hemodialysis (hd) treatment.
In a follow up with the clinic manager it was clarified that the blood leak occurred at the very beginning of the hd treatment.
The blood leak was noted as being an internal blood leak.
The leak was visually observed in the red hanson.
It was bright red.
The fibers in the dialyzer looked separated.
The machine, a fresenius 2008t machine, did alarm with a blood leak alarm.
Blood leak test strips were not used.
The patient¿s estimated blood loss (ebl) was 400 ml.
There was no patient injury, adverse events, or medical intervention required as a result of this event.
The treatment was completed with a different machine and new supplies.
The complaint device was reported to be available and will be returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.
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