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  • Title: Unexpected triggering of the dialysate blood leak detector by haemolysis.
    Author: Lindley E, Finney D, Jones P, Lewington A, O'Reagan A, Webb G.
    Journal: Acta Clin Belg; 2015 Jun; 70(3):226-9. PubMed ID: 25468361.
    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.
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