Baxter Althane disaster

The Baxter Althane disaster in autumn 2001 was a series of 53 sudden deaths of renal failure patients in Spain, Croatia, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Colombia and the USA (mainly Nebraska and Texas). All had received hospital treatment with Althane hemodialysis equipment, a product range manufactured by Baxter International, USA. Although official investigations initially found no link between the cases, Baxter Co. eventually published its own finding... more

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Total fatalities:

  • 53

Start date:

  • 2001
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