A user facility clinical manager reported that a dialyzer blood leak occurred immediately after the initiation of the patient¿s hemodialysis (hd) treatment.
The blood leak was noted as being an internal blood leak.
The leak was not visually observed.
The machine, a fresenius 2008t machine, alarmed appropriately with a blood leak alarm.
Blood leak test strips were used and tested positive for the presence of blood.
The patient¿s estimated blood loss (ebl) was approximately 150ml.
There was no patient injury, adverse events, or medical intervention required as a result of this event.
The patient was restarted on a new machine and treatment completed successfully with new supplies.
The complaint device was discarded and is not available for return.
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