FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ABACUS VERSION 2 SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 1000349 · 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