How often do you have fibrin?

[Chicken Little]

I seem to have fibrin appear every other week and it takes 1-2 nights of adding Heparin to get rid of it.  I used to see it in the bag when I did manual bags.  On the cycler though, I never see it in the bag. I'll have a low UV night and later in the day I'll get an accumulation of white chunks in my tube. Kind of gross. 

The PD Nurses tell me everyone is different, but I'm just wondering what is average.

So how often do you have fibrin?

[angela515]

I was about the same as you... maybe everyfew weeks I would put some heparinin my bags on the cycler.. however it cme to become just habit and I would just do it..

[KT0930]

I seem to get it about two or three times within probably two weeks, then it'll clear up for a month then I'll start the cycle again. I'm doing CAPD right now, but am starting the cycler in a couple of weeks. We'll see what happens then.

[goofynina]

I would say at least once a month i see a little bit of fibrin in one of my bags, i do not use heparin (i have it though) just in case it gets really bad 

[Red from Canada]

My clinic here has their patients use Heparin in each heater bag daily.  I am on the Baxter cycler and have never had a problem;

[MiSSis]

I rarely get fibrin, maybe only 2-3 times per year.  In fact, the reason I knew something was wrong recently was because of the large amount of fibrin in my drain bags after my first drain.  Later that night I was diagnosed with peritonitis and spent 4 days in the hospital.  The times I do get fibrin and it's not associated with a problem, I add heparin to both 5L bags that I use each night for 7 nights and then don't seem to have any problems after that.  I do know that everyone is different in fibrin production though.  My PD nurse told me that one of her patients adds heparin every night because she is prone to fibrin production.  She just goes ahead and adds heparin to avoid any problems with draining, etc.  I guess there must not be any serious side effects for regular heparin usage.

[KICKSTART]

2 yrs CAPD and i think ive had it once! Never add heparin to anything either.

[Ken Shelmerdine]

I seem to have fibrin appear every other week and it takes 1-2 nights of adding Heparin to get rid of it.  I used to see it in the bag when I did manual bags.  On the cycler though, I never see it in the bag. I'll have a low UV night and later in the day I'll get an accumulation of white chunks in my tube. Kind of gross. 

The PD Nurses tell me everyone is different, but I'm just wondering what is average.

So how often do you have fibrin?

I only had it a couple of times after I'd been on the cycler about 3 months. It appeared  in the drain bag looking like  a long stringy piece of cotton wool. Luckily not had it since. Is it something to do with the fluid  strength bacause I only use the wakest fluid 1.36% (1.5)?

[Chicken Little]

I only had it a couple of times after I'd been on the cycler about 3 months. It appeared  in the drain bag looking like  a long stringy piece of cotton wool. Luckily not had it since. Is it something to do with the fluid  strength bacause I only use the wakest fluid 1.36% (1.5)?

Nope.  I only use the yellow (1.5) too.  I had fibrin again last night.  I noticed it in the tube before I hooked up and put Heparin in the bags, but I alarmed for low drain on every exchange.  It would just stop at around 1300 (with 2000 in) and I had to keep pressing manual drain to let it drip out 1-3 ml each draw.  My last dwell was 15 minutes because of the extended drain times.    I guess I better call it in.   

[Slywalker]

I've only been on pd dialysis for a few months and I've only had minor little tiny fibrin a couple of times.  Nothing is added to my bags. 

sandyb

[Amanda From OZ]

My hemo dialysis Machine had clotted up a few times, i was told it was due to fibrin being caught in the dialyser and the bubble trap.

Has anyone else on Hemo have this happen??

Amanda
xxoo