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A user facility registered nurse (rn) reported a blood leak from the venous line.Upon follow-up, the rn stated a blood leak occurred from a small hole on the venous line tubing thirty minutes after initiation of hemodialysis (hd) treatment.The machine, a 2008t, did not alarm as the blood leak was visually detected and treatment was immediately halted.A fresenius fx coral 60 dialyzer was being used during the incident.Blood test strips were not required or used.The patient's blood was not returned and the estimated blood loss (ebl) was 300 ml.The rn confirmed there was no patient injury, no adverse effects were experienced, and no medical intervention was required as a result of the reported event.Following the event, the patient was re-setup with new supplies on a different machine and completed treatment without further issue.The combi set was discarded and was no longer available to be returned for evaluation.
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