AUTOMIX 3+/AS COMPOUNDER (REFURBISHED)
Report
- Report Number
- 6000001-2011-02816
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 13, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 23, 2011
- Report Date
- March 23, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO
- Product Code
- NEP
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OH, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHARMACIST
Narratives
(B)(4). ONE PATIENT WAS INVOLVED, (B)(4), WHO EXPERIENCED TWO EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED ON THE SAME DATE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS REPORT REFERS TO THE FIRST EVENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE BAXTER ENGINEERS HAD SPOKEN WITH THE FACILITY PHARMACIST (RPH) ON (B)(6) 2011 AND DETERMINED, PER THE INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, THE PRESCRIPTION INCLUDED DEXTROSE 15%, HOWEVER, THE WORKSHEETS INDICATED THE TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN) WAS COMPOUNDED WITH DEXTROSE 10%, VOLUME 58 ML TO BE INFUSED OVER 24 HOURS AT A RATE OF 2.4ML PER HOUR. THREE BAGS WERE COMPOUNDED AT 08:31 ON (B)(6) 2011. REPORTEDLY, THE EVENT OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2011. ONE BAG OF TPN WAS INFUSED RESULTING IN THE BABY EXPERIENCING A HYPOGLYCEMIC EVENT. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED BY THE PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL). EVALUATION COULD NOT CONFIRM OR DUPLICATE THE REPORTED PROBLEM FOR THE COMPOUNDER INCORRECTLY COMPOUNDED A TPN ORDER. THE COMPOUNDER IS DELIVERING AS DESIGNED. THE DEVICE PASSED ALL ACCURACY AND OTHER TESTING. THE ROOT CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED. A SERVICE HISTORY REVIEW REVEALED NO EVENTS RELATED TO THE REPORTED CONDITION.
(B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE BAXTER PRODUCT ANALYSIS LAB (PAL) FOR EVALUATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE EVALUATION A FOLLOW UP MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS PRODUCT IS 510K EXEMPT.
THE FACILITY PHARMACY SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED BAXTER REGARDING AN INACCURATE COMPOUNDING OF TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN) FOR A MALE NEONATE RESULTING IN A HYPOGLYCEMIC EVENT (VALUES NOT REPORTED). ACCORDING TO THE PHARMACY SUPERVISOR, THE TPN ORDER INCLUDED: TROPHAMINE, DEXTROSE AND STERILE WATER AND, I THINK WE ADDED CALCIUM GLUCONATE. THE FIRST PRODUCT WAS COMPOUNDED ABOUT 8:31 EDT IN THE MORNING AND SENT UP TO THE BABY. THREE BAGS OF TPN WERE COMPOUNDED FOR THIS PATIENT. A NEW ORDER WAS RECEIVED LATE THE MORNING OF (B)(6) 2011 FOR A 15% DEXTROSE SOLUTION. A PARTIAL BAG OF THE TPN WITH 15% DEXTROSE WAS INFUSED. STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. A BAG OF 10% DEXTROSE WAS INFUSED DIRECTLY TO THE BABY RESULTING IN THE GLUCOSE LEVEL BEING RESTORED. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE FACILITY CHECKED A SAMPLE FROM THE AUTOMIX AND SENT IT FOR TESTING; RESULTS ARE UNKNOWN. THE PARTIALLY USED BAG OF DEXTROSE IS AVAILABLE AS A SAMPLE. A SWAP OF THE DEVICE HAS BEEN ARRANGED. THE FACILITY USES LOGIX SOFTWARE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUTOMIX 3+/AS COMPOUNDER (REFURBISHED) | SYSTEM/DEVICE, PHARMACY COMPOUNDING | NEP | BAXTER HEALTHCARE - LARGO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitalization| R | TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION (TPN) |