PressReleases:

	Date	Heading
	2011-11-01	Train the Trainer - US
	2011-04-14	Tricia West - Knowledge is Power
	2010-12-09	ProPublica - New Study Shows Higher Mortality Risk at For-Profit Dialysis Chains
	2010-11-10	ProPublica - When Needles Dislodge, Dialysis Can Turn Deadly
	2010-11-09	ProPublica - In Dialysis, Life-saving Care at great Risk and Cost
	2010-09-22	Jane hurst - A Costly Complication: Venous Needle Dislodgement
	2010-08-25	Veteran Affairs announces that Redsense Alarm will be mandatory on patients by November 1, 2010
	2010-05-18	Redsense receives FDA clearance from Home/Self use in the US
	2008-10-02	Redsense Medical's first US order
	2008-01-18	Redsense FDA Approval for the US

Downloads:

	Date	Heading
	2011-03-21	User Manual - US - Clinic
	2011-03-03	Nocturnal Dialysis - FDA clears the Redsense Safety Device for 8 hours
	2010-11-08	Redsense product brochure (US)
	2010-09-30	Assessment of the risk for a serious Venous Needle Dislodgement incident
	2010-07-17	User Manual - US . Home/Self Use
	2010-07-17	US clinic - patient leaflet
	2010-06-08	Redsense Brochure Home/Self Use
	2010-06-08	Redsense Quick Guide - Home/Self Use
	2010-05-18	Regulatory - Intended Use US
	2009-07-23	Redsense Quick Guide - English
	2008-06-11	EDTNA newsletter with article on venous needle dislogdement
	2007-09-05	Map: Redsense Medical in Halmstad

Train the Trainer educational CD:

You can order, for free, a power-point presentation intended to train nurses on how to use Redsense. The CD is available in English (UK and US) and Swedish. Please contact Redsense Medical headoffice for further information and orders.

Film: Showing the Redsense alarm reacting to a dislodged venous needle. Note that the only alarm you hear is Redsense.
 
 

You can also find this film clip, Redsense instruction movie as well as other Redsense informative movies on our Movies section.


 

(1) Atlas of End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States. 2005 Annual Data Report.

(2) Sandroni S. Venous needle dislodgement during hemodialysis: An unresolved risk of catastrophic hemorrhage. Hemodialysis International 2005; 9:102.

(3) 2005/2 EDTNA/ERCA Journal Club Discussion. Visit website.
 

(4) Ahlmén J, Want B. Evaluation of Redsense for monitoring of vein needle during haemodialysis. A clinical multicenter prospective observation study. 2006-09-05.

(5) National Kidney Disease Education Programme. Visit website.
 

(6) Blagg CR. Home haemodialysis:’home, home sweet,sweet homes!”.Nephrolog 2005:10(3):206-14

(7) Esther Saner et al. Outcome of home haemodialysis patients: a case-cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 20: 604–610

(8) Ahlmén J, Gydell KH, Hadimeri H, Hernandez I, Rogland B, Strömbom U. Experience with a new safety device during hemodialysis( To be published 2007).

(9) Mactier, R.A & Worth, D. P. Minimising the Risk of Venous Needle Dislodgement during Haemodialysis. The Artery, issue 41, 2007.

(10) Polaschegg H-D. Neglected Safety Aspects in Hemodialysis and Their Related Problems. Hemodialysis Horizons, 2006.

(11) Polaschegg H-D. Venous needle dislodgement: A safety issue. Possible methods for detection and prevention of major blood loss. EDTNA/ERCA Conference, Prague, September 2008.

 (12) Patients Safety Advisory; Veteran Health Administration Warning System; Published by VA Central Office; October 21, 2008.

(13) Sandroni S, et al, Catastrofic hemorrage from venous needle dislodgement during hemodialysis, J Am Soc Nephrol 2008: 19, Pub 345.

(14) Jane Hurst, RN, CLNC, EDTNA/ERCA Hamburg conference 2009.

(15) Renal physicians association, US, patient survey 2007

(16) Jane Hurst, RN, CLNC, A costly complication: venous needle dislodgement. http://www.renalbusiness.com/articles/2010/09/venous-needle-dislodgement.aspx?pg=3