Kidney Dialysis Side Effects Attorneys

If you or somebody you know has had a dialysis treatment and within 72 hours of treatment came down with a high fever you may have a claim against the manufacturers of the dialysis equipment.

Pyrogenic Reactions: The deadly side effect of dialysis treatment.

Unfortunately, over the past few years the frequency of pyrogenic reaction occurrences among dialysis patients has dramatically increased. A pyrogenic reaction is a condition when the patient experiences an extremely high fever within 72 hours of the dialysis treatment. These high fevers are caused by extremely large infections and will usually result in hospitalization including treatment with intravenous antibiotics.

Sadly, some dialysis victims who suffer from high fevers caused by pyrogenic reactions never recover and die within days.

How Does The Contamination Occur?

The source of the pyrogenic reaction infections is bio film contamination. Bio film contamination is caused by bacteria found in the water contained in the dialysis machine.

The reason the contamination occurs is as follows:

First, a dialysis machine is made up of yards of plastic tubing and different types of filters. There are two main areas in a dialysis machine: (i) the first area is made up of water and other additives running through the machine, and, (ii) the second contains the dialysis patient's blood.

Second, Bacteria Formation in Water. Almost all water contains a certain amount of bacteria. When water becomes stagnant for even just a few minutes, the bacteria begins to collect and form together resulting in small clusters. These small clusters of bacteria will then form a wall of film around themselves to protect from destruction. Contained within this film are certain poisons that enter the dialysis machine water which pass through the filters into the patients blood.

These poisons caused by the initial presence of bacteria, the stagnation of the water, the formation of bio film contamination and the resulting pyrogenic reaction cause the infections.

These types of infections are extremely serious because the bacterium is injected directly into a dialysis patient's blood stream. Through this process the bacteria evades the bodies natural defense mechanism which is why these infections are so dangerous.

What You Can Do

If you or somebody you know has had a dialysis treatment and came down with a high fever within 72 hours of treatment please contact the kidney dialysis side effect lawyers at the Law Offices of Nadrich & Cohen. We are investigating dialysis side effect cases throughout the country.

Nadrich & Cohen is actively investigating kidney dialysis side effects claims throughout the United States. We are a leader in defective medical device and drug injury cases and settlements.

We work on a contingency basis only. A contingency fee means we do not charge for our services unless we obtain a recovery for our clients. If we do not obtain a recovery, our clients owe us nothing.

Our experienced attorneys have recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of our injured clients. Please allow our team of pharmaceutical litigation lawyers help you for the pain, suffering, and injuries caused by dialysis equipment malfunctions.

If you or a loved one has experienced a high fever after kidney dialysis treatment, contact a personal injury lawyer at the reputable Law Offices of Nadrich & Cohen today.