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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: mikey07840 on January 08, 2009, 04:59:49 PM

Title: Got Fibrin?
Post by: mikey07840 on January 08, 2009, 04:59:49 PM

Does anyone else have issues with fibrin? I had to go to the hospital today to have the nurse suck out 2 huge strings of the stuff so that I could drain/fill/dwell.

Just wondering.

(I use the Baxer Home Choice cycler for CCPD)

Thanks,
Mike

Title: Re: Got Fibrin?
Post by: rookiegirl on January 08, 2009, 07:35:47 PM

My first drain in PD training, I had fibrin.  My nurse used Heparin in my solution bags and didn't see anymore until 8-9 months later.  It was only a few not enough to interrup my drain.  I've been trained to administer Heparin myself in my solutions and only had to do it twice since I started back in Oct. 2007.

Title: Re: Got Fibrin?
Post by: djgaryb11 on January 11, 2009, 08:19:37 PM

I have been on PD for 3 months now, and have not seen any fibrin.  My Nurse did train me how to apply heparin to my PD solution if I should ever need to...but have not had to do it yet.

Title: Re: Got Fibrin?
Post by: peleroja on January 12, 2009, 08:00:18 AM

I had fibrin several times while on manual, and had to go to the nurse and get a few bags laced with heparin.  After going on the cycler, no more fibrin.

Title: Re: Got Fibrin?
Post by: Red from Canada on January 12, 2009, 04:51:02 PM

My clinic is in Hamilton Ontario and here we put 2 ccs of heparin in the heater bag each night to prevent problems.  It's a lot better than screwing up a catheter.