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Angiojet? mechanical thrombectomy-induced hemolysis triggering blood-leak alarms |
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| Authors: | Babitha Selvananthan Omar Aziz Arvind D Lee Keagan Werner-Gibbings Bhadran Bose Kamal Sud |
| Affiliation: | 1. Nepean Kidney Research Centre, Department of Renal Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, Australia;2. Department of Vascular Surgery, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, Australia;3. Nepean Kidney Research Centre, Department of Renal Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, Australia
Nepean Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kingswood, Australia |
| Abstract: | Blood leak alarms are increasingly rare and may be triggered by rupture of the dialyzer membrane, or intravascular hemolysis. We report two patients who developed hemolysis following Angiojet? thrombolysis and thrombectomy of thrombosed arteriovenous fistulas, triggering blood leak alarms on hemodialysis, the occurrence of which has not been reported before. AngioJet?-induced hemolysis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for blood leak alarms occurring soon after an intervention on an arterio-venous (AV) fistula. |
| Keywords: | Angiojet? thrombolysis and thrombectomy blood leak alarms hemolysis hemodialysis |