FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ABACUS VERSION 2 SOFTWARE
MDR report key: 1000349
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Received February 18, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- MW5005566
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 18, 2008
- Date of Event
- February 13, 2008
- Report Date
- February 18, 2008
- Manufacturer
- BAXA
- Product Code
- LNX
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- WI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHARMACIST
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
RECEIVED CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL, ASKING IF AN ERROR IN COMPOUNDING HYDRATION COULD HAVE OCCURRED. PT'S MAGNESIUM LEVEL WAS 2.1 IN 2008, AND ON TWO DAYS LATER 9.1. THE ORDER WAS FOR D5/0.2 % SODIUM CHLORIDE WITH KPHOS 5MSQ/L + 1200 MG MGSO4/L AT 100 CC/HR CONTINUOUSLY. THE COMPOUNDER DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE MGSO4 AS A SALT AND CALCULATED THE MAGNESIUM AS AN ION. THE RESULTANT ERROR CAUSED AN OVER INFUSION OF MAGNESIUM 30GM/24HRS VS 2.8 GM/24HRS. THE INFUSION RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 48 HRS BEFORE ERROR WAS CAUGHT. THE INFUSION WAS STOPPED AT CHILDRENS AND BY THE EVENING OF FOUR DAYS LATER, MG LEVEL WAS 3.1 AND BACK TO NORMAL ON THE SAME DAY. PATIENT WAS TO BE DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY, BUT DEVELOPED A FEVER WHICH WILL PROLONG HIS HOSPITAL STAY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABACUS VERSION 2 SOFTWARE | BAXA MICRO/MACRO COMPOUNDER | LNX | BAXA | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 YR | Required Intervention | MEDICATION INVOLVED MGSO4 4.06MSQ/ML OR 500M/ML |