Table 5.

Bleeding complication details and management.

Complication type	Pre-LDHS patients		Post-LDHS patients
	Details	Management	Details	Management
Major bleeding	Small intraparenchymal hemorrhagea	Discontinuation of systemic anticoagulation	None	None
	Pulsatile bleeding around femoral arterial line and oozing around a temporary dialysis catheter site	Removal and manual pressure on femoral site, transfusion of four units of packed red blood cells total
Clinically relevant non-major bleeding	Femoral arterial catheter accidentally dislodgeda	Manual pressure, transfusion of one unit of packed red blood cells	Diffuse oozing from lines and tracheostomya	Discontinuation of systemic anticoagulation
			Diffuse oozing from lines and peripheral intravenous linea	Discontinuation of systemic anticoagulation
			Renal replacement equipment malfunction leading to blood loss in tubinga	Transfusion of one unit of packed red blood cells
Minor bleeding	Small groin hematoma	No intervention	Small groin hematoma	No intervention

Abbreviations: LDHS = low dose heparinized saline.

^aPatient on systemic anticoagulation.