title: Unexpected triggering of the dialysate blood leak detector by haemolysis.
abstract: This case showed that it is possible for haemoglobin released by haemolysis in the extracorporeal circuit to pass through a high permeability (albumin retaining) dialyser membrane. In the incident described, the blood leak detector of the dialysis machine was activated before the patient became symptomatic. Haemolysis should be considered as a possible cause of blood leak alarms during dialysis with high flux membranes.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Finney
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lewington
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Reagan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056902:Clinical Alarms; D015314:Dialysis Solutions / Q000032:analysis; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D006454:Hemoglobins
keywords: Blood leak alarm; Haemodialysis,; Haemolysis,; High-permeability membrane,