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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 |