Redsense Alarm Ascertains Blood Leakage During Hemodialysis

The Redsense alarm, developed by the Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety, will be used in Veteran Affairs' dialysis centers for monitoring blood leakage in the course of hemodialysis.

The Veteran Affairs National Center for Patient Safety had already monitored 47 bleeding cases from the year 2002 to 2010. A Redsense(R) Dialysis Alarm was installed on July 7, 2010, by the Veterans Affairs Central Office for patients subjected to needle access treatment methods (AL-1013).

By November 1, 2010, most of the VA centers will be utilizing the Redsense warning system outside the clinics, for all the patients under hemodialysis treatment. The outer areas cover ICUs or in-hospital wards where bedside treatment is provided and isolation rooms or side rooms in the hemodialysis chambers that do not permit direct view of the patients and the hemodialysis machine.

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