FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2051691 · Received April 12, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-04391
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 12, 2011
Date of Event
March 1, 2011
Report Date
March 26, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).THE DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WERE UNKNOWN. AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EPISODE IS UNKNOWN AND PATIENTS DISCARD SUPPLIES AFTER EACH THERAPY, THE SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED. A 510K NUMBER WILL NOT BE PROVIDED IN THE MDR AS THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN. SINCE THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, NO BATCH REVIEW WILL BE PERFORMED. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM (B)(6) AND IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A BAXTER-EMPLOYED NURSE FROM (B)(6) OF A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE AND PERITONITIS IN A PATIENT COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL PD2 ULTRABAG THERAPY FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD). ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE OCCURRED FURTHER DESCRIBED AS THE PATIENT MADE A MISTAKE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE IN (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT BEGAN REMEDIAL THERAPY WITH AMIKACIN (500MG, ONCE A DAY FOR TWO DAYS, IP) AND REFLIN (1GM, ONCE A DAY, IP). THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE PERITONITIS. DIANEAL THERAPY WAS ONGOING. THE NURSE BELIEVED THAT THE PERITONITIS WAS UNRELATED TO DIANEAL THERAPY AND THE CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. THE NURSE DID NOT PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT OF CAUSALITY FOR THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE IN RELATION TO DIANEAL THERAPY.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 64 YR Hospitalization| R DIANEAL PD2 ULTRABAG