FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET W/CASSETTE 4 PRONG

MDR report key: 195855 · Received November 4, 1998

Report

Report Number
1423500-1998-01874
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 4, 1998
Date of Event
September 21, 1998
Report Date
October 26, 1998
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.
Product Code
FKX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

F/U WITH A DIALYSIS HOME PT'S WIFE REGARDING A SYSTEM ERROR 2240 ALARM REVEALED THE PT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR PERITONITIS 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THE SYSTEM ERROR 2240 ALARM INCIDENT. THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL IS UNSURE TO WHAT THE PERITONITIS IS ATTRIBUTED, BUT SHE DOES NOT FEEL IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE SYSTEM ERROR 2240 ALARM INCIDENT. THE CULTURE WAS TAKEN AFTER ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY HAD BEGUN SO THE RESULTS SHOWED NO GROWTH. THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL NOTED THE PT HAS A STAPH INFECTION, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THAT IN THE LAB RESULTS. THE LAB RESULTS DID, HOWEVER, SHOW AN ELEVATED WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT AND EVIDENCE OF CLOUDY FLUID. THE PT IS RESPONDING TO TREATMENT ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, ALTHOUGH THE ANTIBIOTICS THE PT WAS TREATED WITH ARE UNK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HOMECHOICE AUTOMATED PD SET W/CASSETTE 4 PRONG HOMECHOICE CASSETTE FKX BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. NA NA01

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Hospitalization| O