A report was received on (b)(6) 2017 regarding a (b)(6) old male patient with significant comorbidities who experienced a cardiac event during a standard home hemodialysis treatment on (b)(6) 2017.Comorbidities included anemia, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, prostate cancer, type ii diabetes, hypercholestrolemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, benign prostatic hypertrophy and left eye removal.Additional information received from the home therapy nurse on (b)(6) 2017 revealed that the patient was found unresponsive approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes into treatment.Emergency services were contacted and resuscitative efforts were commenced.The patient returned to a viable rhythm and was admitted to hospital.Later that evening the patient experienced a cardiac arrest and passed away.The family had requested no further life support or resuscitative efforts.
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