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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis - NxStage Users => Topic started by: slipkid on June 08, 2015, 10:08:01 PM

Title: Whatever happened to an FDA report on aluminum contamination
Post by: slipkid on June 08, 2015, 10:08:01 PM

It's been a year since Nxstage recalled Pureflow SAKs for aluminum contamination.  Opinions were offered at the time that we would have to wait for an FDA report to learn the full story as to how it happened.  Has anyone seen a report?  Are we going to get one, or is the aluminum contamination problem permanently swept under the rug?

Title: Re: Whatever happened to an FDA report on aluminum contamination
Post by: caregivertech1 on June 09, 2015, 09:46:03 AM

Good question. All I know is my FMC clinic has gone from monthly AL testing to quarterly. Our last result was 8 but our Medical Director says "problem solved".

Title: Re: Whatever happened to an FDA report on aluminum contamination
Post by: slipkid on June 09, 2015, 11:19:43 PM

It has taken a year for my aluminum level to drop from the high 20s to under 9, which appears to be the limit of precision of the Davita lab that does the tests.  I do not know if greater precision is available, however I will inquire at my monthly meeting next week when the aluminum level for the month of May is reported.

Whether the problem is solved appears to be a matter of interpretation. Nxstage may claim that some aluminum in the dialysate is acceptable, whereas others, including me and Hemodoc, would argue that no amount is acceptable.