Description of Event or Problem · 1
WE WERE INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF TUBING MISCONNECTIONS WITH CLINICAL STAFF AND FOUND THAT IT IS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE FOR A MAINLINE IV SET (SMARTSITE INFUSION SET FROM CAREFUSION, REF# 2426-0500) TO BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE EPIDURAL CATHETERS LISTED ABOVE. WHILE NO EVENT ACTUALLY OCCURRED, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NO PHYSICAL INCOMPATABILITY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A PHYSICIAN OR NURSE COULD CONNECT A PATIENT'S IV LINE DIRECTLY TO A CATHETER SITTING IN THE EPIDURAL SPACE. THE MALE TO FEMALE LEUR CONNECTIONS ON THE IV LINE AND THE EPIDURAL CATHETERS ARE COMPATABLE, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CONNECTION TO OCCUR.======================MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR PRIMARY IV TUBING, SMARTSITE INFUSION SET (PER SITE REPORTER)======================WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND ARE AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE.