A report was received on (b)(6) 2019 from the home therapy nurse (htn) of a (b)(6) male with multiple comorbidities including end-stage renal disease (esrd) and elevated liver function tests (lft), who experienced headache, fever (104.5 f), tachycardia (117 bpm), numbness/tingling in his fingers, lower back pain, chills, hypotension (98/58), and increased lethargy approximately 50 minutes after initiating his first in-center hemodialysis treatment with the dialysate sack on (b)(6) 2019.Therapy was terminated, intravenous (iv) vancomycin (1.5g) & ceftazidime (1.5g) were administered, and the patient become unresponsive.Nasal oxygen (o2) was applied, and the patient was transported via ambulance and admitted to the intensive care unit (icu).Additional information received on (b)(6) 2019 from the htn revealed that evaluation in hospital included blood and stool cultures with no organism identified.Viral syndrome was suspected, and the iv antibiotics were ceased.Further blood tests, electrocardiogram (ekg) and chest x-ray (cxr) revealed no causative factors.The patient received a diagnosis of sepsis with acute organ dysfunction and was discharged in stable condition on (b)(6) 2019.
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