FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2061690 · Received April 18, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-04659
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 18, 2011
Date of Event
March 1, 2011
Report Date
March 26, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PO
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 510(K) NUMBER WILL NOT BE PROVIDED IN THE EMDR 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 CONDITION. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A SOLICITED REPORT BY A BAXTER EMPLOYED NURSE FROM (B)(4) OF BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, BACTERIAL PERITONITIS WITH CULTURE POSITIVE FOR STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN A (B)(6) PATIENT COINCIDENT WITH EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX AND PHYSIONEAL 40 UNKNOWN BAG THERAPIES. IN (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX 2 LITERS DAILY AND PHYSIONEAL 40 UNKNOWN BAG 6 LITERS DAILY FOR CAPD (CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS). IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXTRANEAL AND PHYSIONEAL 40 WERE DELIVERED TO THE PATIENT. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE OCCURRED. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BACTERIAL PERITONITIS MANIFESTED BY NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CLOUDY PERITONEAL EFFLUENT. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE PERITONITIS. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH UNSPECIFIED ANTIBIOTICS. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF TREATMENT HAD CONTINUED. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT RECOVERED FROM THE PERITONITIS. THE OUTCOME OF THE NAUSEA AND VOMITING WAS NOT REPORTED. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THE PATIENT WAS RETRAINED IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, THEREFORE, THE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX AND PHYSIONEAL 40 UNKNOWN THERAPY WERE REPORTED AS ONGOING. THE NURSE BELIEVED THE EVENT OF PERITONITIS WAS UNRELATED TO EXTRANEAL AND PHYSIONEAL THERAPY, HOWEVER, DID NOT PROVIDE AN OPINION OF CAUSALITY FOR THE EVENTS OF NAUSEA, VOMITING AND BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. THE NURSE REPORTED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS DUE TO THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Hospitalization| R PHYSIONEAL 40 UNKNOWN BAG| EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX