FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

MINICAP TRANSFER SET

MDR report key: 2012472 · Received March 9, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-02965
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 9, 2011
Date of Event
February 1, 2011
Report Date
February 15, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME
Product Code
KDJ
PMA / PMN Number
K882498
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). A BATCH REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR POTENTIALLY ASSOCIATED LOT NUMBERS H10B05029, H10F01037, AND H10H31055 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ROOT CAUSE OF THE CLOUDY EFFLUENT, REPORTED SEPSIS AND SUBSEQUENT DEATH WAS UNDETERMINED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE COMPLAINT. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SIMILAR REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN THE SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, AND/OR UPON CONCLUSION OF BAXTER'S INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO REPORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A NURSE IN THE USA OF WHITE CLOUDY SUBSTANCE IN HER FLUID AND FATAL SEPSIS IN A PATIENT COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL UNKNOWN BAG THERAPY. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH DIANEAL UNKNOWN BAG (LOT NUMBER, FREQUENCY, AND DOSE NOT REPORTED) INTRAPERITONEALLY (IP) FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD). DURING A CALL WITH BAXTER CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE PATIENT'S NURSE REPORTED THE FOLLOWING. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED CLOUDY PERITONEAL FLUID. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME FOR THE CLOUDY PERITONEAL FLUID WAS NOT REPORTED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEPSIS. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT DIED. THE NURSE REPORTED THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS SEPSIS. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED. DIANEAL THERAPY WAS ONGOING AT THE TIME OF DEATH. CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS WERE NOT REPORTED. FOLLOW UP INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2011 FROM THE PD NURSE. THE PD NURSE REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED ON (B)(6) 2011 FOR CLOUDY EFFLUENT AND FOUL ODOR. NURSE REPORTED THE CLOUDY EFFLUENT AND FOUL ODOR WAS NOT RELATED TO PD. NURSE CLARIFIED THAT THE PATIENT DIED ON (B)(6) 2011 FROM SEPSIS. THE NURSE REPORTED THE ORIGIN OF THE SEPSIS AS UNKNOWN. THE EVENT OF FATAL SEPSIS WAS NOT RELATED TO PD THERAPY PER THE NURSE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MINICAP TRANSFER SET SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE - MOUNTAIN HOME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Death| H DIANEAL