A Case of Hydroxocobalamin-Induced False Blood Leak Alarm on Dialysis Machine

• Main Authors: Praveen Datar MBBS (Author), Jasdeep Singh Sidhu MBBS (Author), Jeevanjot Virk MBBS (Author), Osama Mukhtar MBBS (Author), Frances Schmidt MD (Author), Vijay Gayam MBBS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemodialysis machines are equipped with a blood leak detector/alarm to prevent loss of blood following rupture of semipermeable membrane; the blood leak alarms could also be triggered by sensor malfunction or presence of air bubbles in the system. Hydroxocobalamin is a Food and Drug Administration-a...