FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2091694 · Received May 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-06070
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 17, 2011
Date of Event
April 1, 2011
Report Date
April 24, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RP
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WAS 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. THE CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS USE ERROR, POOR ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. 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 GLOBAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE AND IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A CONSUMER FROM (B)(6) OF A PATIENT DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, FEVER AND PERITONITIS COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL PD2 UNKNOWN BAG THERAPY. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH DIANEAL PD2 1.5% AND 4.25% UNKNOWN BAG (DOSES, FREQUENCIES AND LOT NUMBERS NOT REPORTED) INTRAPERITONEALLY (IP) FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD). ON AN UNREPORTED DATE IN 2011, THE PATIENT DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND HAD A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PERITONITIS MANIFESTED BY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF FEVER, ABDOMINAL PAIN, CLOUDY EFFLUENT AND THE PRESENCE OF FIBRIN. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH CLARITHROMYCIN 250 MG ORAL TWICE DAILY, CEFUROXIME 1.5 G INTRAVENOUSLY (IV) AND VANCOMYCIN 500 MG IV (FREQUENCIES NOT REPORTED). IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THE PATIENT RECEIVED RE-TRAINING REGARDING ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, THEREFORE THE OUTCOME FOR THE EVENT OF PATIENT DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WERE UNKNOWN. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THE PATIENT REMAINED HOSPITALIZED AND THE OUTCOME FOR THE EVENT OF PERITONITIS AND FEVER WERE UNKNOWN. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS A PATIENT DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF DIANEAL THERAPY CONTINUED. AN OPINION OF CAUSALITY WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR THE EVENTS OF PATIENT DID NOT WEAR A MASK, FEVER AND PERITONITIS.

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 67 YR Hospitalization| R DIANEAL PD2 1.5% AND 4.25% UNKNOWN BAG