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Baxter HomeChoice Dialysis Machine Recall Issued After Reported Death
The FDA has issued a Class 1 recall for several models of Baxter HomeChoice automated dialysis systems because of a defect that can cause the machines to overfill a patient’s abdominal cavity with fluid. Reports of at least one death and several serious injuries have been associated with the problems.
Wrong Blood Thinners for Dialysis Patients Often Given: Study
A new study indicates that about 20% of dialysis patients are given blood thinners after angioplasty that could increase their risk of bleeding or death, despite FDA recommendations meant to avoid such medication errors.
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Risk 77 Times Higher Among Dialysis Patients
The results of a new study into side effects of gadolinium MRI contrast agents indicates that patients undergoing dialysis are at 77 fold higher risk of contracting nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), and kidney transplant patients face a 69 fold higher risk of developing the rare and potentially life-threatening condition, which is associated with a hardening [...]
Colonoscopy Prep Kidney Failure Lawsuits Filed Over Fleet Phospho-soda
Four new Fleet Phospho soda lawsuits were filed last week against C.B. Fleet Co. alleging that they promoted their over-the-counter laxative at double doses for use during colonoscopy prep, which caused the plaintiffs to develop severe and potentially life-threatening kidney failure.
First Trasylol Lawsuit Scheduled to Begin January 2010 Despite Delays
Although the Court granted a joint motion to delay the discovery schedule for Trasylol lawsuits consolidated in an MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the first trial date remains scheduled to begin on January 18, 2010.
Study Confirms Heparin Reactions Caused by Contaminant
A study published this week by the New England Journal of Medicine confirms that hundreds of heparin reactions and deaths suffered earlier this year were caused by a fake chemical that was found in the blood thinner.
Dialysis Lawsuit Filed in Illinois Over Heart Surgery Injection Trasylol
A new lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two heart surgery patients who received an injection known as Trasylol before their operations to control bleeding. The suit seeks damages for acute renal failure requiring dialysis caused by the injection.
