Victims and family members who suffered a loss due to the defective dialysis component, GranuFlo, may have their cases transferred to the District of Massachusetts. A panel of federal judges decided today that all of the GranuFlo cases that have been filed in any federal court will be managed by the Honorable Douglas P. Woodlock
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Sudden Cardiac Death During Dialysis
By Kristine Keala Meredith on
Posted in Dangerous and Defective Drugs
The manufacturer of a component of the hemodialysis treatment known as GranuFlo, investigated over 900 reports of cardiac arrest during or immediately following treatment. According to an internal study by the manufacturer, Fresenius, at least 914 patients suffered sudden cardiac arrest in Fresenius clinics in 2010 alone. Alkalosis, too much sodium bicarbonate in the…