BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

    GROSHONG

    MDR report key: 16033 · Received July 21, 1994

    Report

    Report Number
    16033
    Event Type
    Death
    Date Received
    July 21, 1994
    Date of Event
    May 9, 1994
    Report Date
    June 9, 1994
    Manufacturer
    DAVOL INC.
    Product Code
    LFJ
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    User Facility report
    Reporter Location
    WI, US
    Reporter Occupation
    INVALID DATA

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PATIENT WAS ADMITTED FOR ESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION AND ENDOSCOPY. HE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND STARTED ON CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION. A GROSHONG SUBCLAVIAN CATHTER WAS PLACED ON 5/7/94 FOR IV FLUID INFUSIONS. ON 5/9, A DINAMAP BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR WAS USED ON THE LEFT ARM. THE PATIENT DIDN'T COMPLAIN OF PAIN, HOWEVER, HIS LEFT ARM WAS SWOLLEN AND BLUE AND HIS PULSE WAS WEAK BY 5/10. PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS. SURGICAL CONSENT RECOMMENDED AGAINST SURGERY. THE PATIENT EXPIRED ON 5/21/94.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 GROSHONG SUBCLAVIAN CATHETER LFJ DAVOL INC. UNKNOWN "

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 66 * Death DINAMAP BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR 5/9/94