REZUM
Report
- Report Number
- 2124215-2024-54276
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 5, 2024
- Date of Event
- April 30, 2021
- Report Date
- September 5, 2024
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- KNS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
D3 DATE OF EVENT: APPROXIMATED. THERE WAS NO DEVICE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, NO PHYSICAL OR VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCT COULD BE PERFORMED. THE REPORTED PATIENT SYMPTOMS ARE A KNOWN RISK ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLANT OF THESE DEVICES AS INDICATED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE, A CONCLUSION CODE OF KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF DEVICE WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS INVESTIGATION. CAMPOBASSO, D., SIENA, G., CHIODINI, P., CONTI, E., FRANZOSO, F., & MARUZZI, D. (2022). COMPOSITE URINARY AND SEXUAL OUTCOMES AFTER REZUM: AN ANALYSIS OF PREDICTIVE FACTORS FROM AN ITALIAN MULTI-CENTRIC STUDY. PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1038/S41391-022-00587-6.
IT WAS REPORTED IN A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES JOURNAL THAT A MULTICENTER, AND A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO ANALYZE THE PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF COMPOSITE URINARY AND SEXUAL OUTCOMES AFTER A REZUM TREATMENT. THE MEDICAL RECORD OF 262 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT A WATER VAPOR THERAPY PROCEDURE IN SEVEN DIFFERENT ITALIANS INSTITUTIONS WERE AVAILABLE. THE STUDY SPANNED FROM JUNE 2019 TO APRIL 2021 AND UTILIZED A MEDIAN FOLLOW UP PERIOD OF 11 MONTHS AFTER PROCEDURE. THE STUDY MEASURED THE INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOMS SCORE (IPSS), IPSS QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL), THE OVERACTIVE BLADDER QUESTIONNAIRE-SHORT FORM (OAB-Q SF) SCORE, AND THE INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION (IIEF-5). NO EARLY OR LATE SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS (CLAVIEN III-IV) OCCURRED. EARLY COMPLICATIONS REPORTED INCLUDED FOUR CASES OF CLOT RETENTION, AND ONE PATIENT REQUIRING BLOOD TRANSFUSION. URGE INCONTINENCE WAS REPORTED BY 6 PATIENTS, WHILE NO CASES OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE OCCURRED. ONLY FOUR PATIENTS REQUIRED SURGICAL RETREATMENT DUE TO TREATMENT FAILURE. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THE ANTEGRADE EJACULATION RATE WAS 78.2%, WITH A 21.7% INCREASE. OTHER EARLY AND LATE COMPLICATIONS WERE ALSO REPORTED, SUCH AS: ACUTE URINARY RETENTION, DYSURIA, URINARY TRACT INFECTION, AND HEMATURIA. FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AT THE LATEST FOLLOW UP SHOWED SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENTS IN PEAK FLOW, PVR, OAB-Q SF, QOL, IPSS AND ANTEGRADE EJACULATION. THIS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY CONFIRMED THAT THE REZUM TREATMENT IS EFFECTIVE AND SAFE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2035765 | REZUM | UNIT, ELECTROSURGICAL ENDOSCOPIC (WITH OR WITHOUT ACCESSORIES) | KNS | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |