Hemolysis-induced acute pancreatitis secondary to kinked hemodialysis blood lines.
Hemolytic reactions have become extremely rare in chronic maintenance hemodialysis. We present the case of a young dialysis patient with hemolysis-induced acute pancreatitis secondary to kinked hemodialysis blood lines. With new blood lines on the market, attention to this aspect of dialysis is mandatory.
Abtahi
Mahdi
M
Hemodialysis Unit, CHI Poissy-Saint Germain en Laye, Poissy, France. mabtahi@wanadoo.fr
Uzan
Martine
M
Souid
Marc
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*