It was reported that a peritoneal dialysis (pd) patient discovered a fluid leak coming from their fresenius catheter extension during their pd treatment.It is unknown at which point in therapy the leak may have begun.The cause of the leak is unknown.Upon follow up, the peritoneal dialysis nurse (pdrn) stated that because the reported event occurred on a sunday (when the clinic is closed), the patient presented to the emergency room (er) to have their catheter extension examined.The patient¿s catheter extension was changed in the er, and the patient was not admitted to the hospital.The pdrn stated that per the clinic¿s procedure the patient was prescribed prophylactic antibiotics (type, dose, route, and course unknown).It was confirmed that despite the prophylactic antibiotics, that there were no symptoms, adverse events, or injuries requiring medical intervention required as a result of the reported event.It was confirmed that the patient has continued pd therapy as prescribed without further issue.The patient is trained on performing stat drains, as well as manual peritoneal dialysis therapy if needed, and the patient was able to complete the peritoneal dialysis treatment using continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd).The catheter extension used by the patient was discarded in the er and is not available for return for physical evaluation by the manufacturer.Additional patient, event, and er course information was requested, but was not available.
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