M E Sutter, M E Clarke, J Cobb, G P Daubert, V S Rathore, L S Aston, R H Poppenga, J B Ford, K P Owen, T E Albertson
CONTEXT: Hydroxocobalamin has been reported to interfere with the blood leak alarm on hemodialysis machines making it difficult to use this treatment modality after hydroxocobalamin infusion. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine if this interference with hydroxocobalamin occurs across hemodialysis machines by different manufacturers. Additionally, we aimed to see if this represented a colorimetric interference alone or if it is the optical properties of hydroxocobalamin...
December 2012: Clinical Toxicology