EXACTAMIX 2400 COMPOUNDER
Report
- Report Number
- 1419106-2011-00005
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- May 13, 2011
- Date of Event
- April 5, 2011
- Report Date
- April 15, 2011
- Manufacturer
- BAXA CORPORATION
- Product Code
- LHI
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
DURING INITIAL CONTACT, BAXA TECHNICAL SUPPORT ASSOCIATE HAD THE CUSTOMER VERIFY THE FORMULARY WAS CORRECTLY SET UP ON THE COMPOUNDER UNDER THE CORRECT TITLE NAME. THE DEVICE OPERATED AS INTENDED, THE OPERATOR ADDED THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT TO THE FORMULARY UNDER THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME OF K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML. THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME WAS MISSED DURING PHARMACY REVIEW. AS A RESULT, THE PTS ((B)(6)) RECEIVED DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUESTED POTASSIUM ACETATE. THE NEXT DAY, THE PTS WERE INFUSED WITH THE CORRECT AMOUNT. NO ADVERSE EVENTS/PATIENT INJURY RESULTED FROM THE INFUSION OF THIS TPN. A REVIEW OF RISK DOCUMENTATION WAS PERFORMED, AND IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT OCCURRING WITH GREATER FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY THAN ANTICIPATED.
ON (B)(6), THE CUSTOMER CALLED INTO BAXA TECHNICAL SUPPORT STATING THEY INCORRECTLY DELIVERED A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF K ACETATE THAT WAS DELIVERED TO TWO PTS ((B)(6)) AND INFUSED ON (B)(6) 2011. PRIOR TO COMPOUNDING THE DAILY BAGS, THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT WAS ADDED TO THE DATABASE FORMULARY UNDER THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML. ALL THE INFO ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE FORMULARY WAS CORRECT FOR THE 4MEQ INGREDIENT. THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME WAS MISSED DURING PHARMACY REVIEW. ALL TPN BAGS WERE CALCULATED USING K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML, EVEN THOUGH THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT WAS HUNG ON THE COMPOUNDER. AS A RESULT OF THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME, BOTH PTS RECEIVED DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF K ACETATE. THE CUSTOMER STATED 70 BAGS WERE CREATED ON (B)(6) WITH THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT INSTEAD OF THE CALCULATED K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML INGREDIENT. THE ERROR WAS NOTICED AFTER THE BAGS LEFT THE FACILITY, ALL BAGS WERE RETURNED AND DESTROYED WITHOUT BEING INFUSED EXCEPT FOR TWO ((B)(6)).
DURING INITIAL CONTACT, BAXA TECHNICAL SUPPORT ASSOCIATE HAD THE CUSTOMER VERIFY THE FORMULARY WAS CORRECTLY SET UP ON THE COMPOUNDER UNDER THE CORRECT TITLE NAME. THE DEVICE OPERATED AS INTENDED, THE OPERATOR ADDED THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT TO THE FORMULARY UNDER THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME OF K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML. THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME WAS MISSED DURING PHARMACY REVIEW. AS A RESULT THE PTS ((B)(6)) RECEIVED DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUESTED POTASSIUM ACETATE. THE NEXT DAY, THE PTS WERE INFUSED WITH THE CORRECT AMOUNT. NO ADVERSE EVENTS/PATIENT INJURY RESULTED FROM THE INFUSION OF THIS TPN. A REVIEW OF RISK DOCUMENTATION WAS PERFORMED, AND IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT OCCURRING WITH GREATER FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY THAN ANTICIPATED.
ON (B)(6), THE CUSTOMER CALLED INTO BAXA TECHNICAL SUPPORT STATING THEY INCORRECTLY DELIVERED A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF K ACETATE THAT WAS DELIVERED TO TWO PTS ((B)(6)) AND INFUSED ON (B)(6) 2011. PRIOR TO COMPOUNDING THE DAILY BAGS, THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT WAS ADDED TO THE DATABASE FORMULARY UNDER THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML. ALL THE INFO ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE FORMULARY WAS CORRECT FOR THE 4MEQ INGREDIENT. THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME WAS MISSED DURING PHARMACY REVIEW. ALL TPN BAGS WERE CALCULATED USING K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML, EVEN THOUGH THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT WAS HUNG ON THE COMPOUNDER. AS A RESULT OF THE INCORRECT TITLE NAME, BOTH PTS RECEIVED DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF K ACETATE. THE CUSTOMER STATED 70 BAGS WERE CREATED ON (B)(6) WITH THE K ACETATE 4MEQ/ML INGREDIENT INSTEAD OF THE CALCULATED K ACETATE 2MEQ/ML INGREDIENT. THE ERROR WAS NOTICED AFTER THE BAGS LEFT THE FACILITY, ALL BAGS WERE RETURNED AND DESTROYED WITHOUT BEING INFUSED EXCEPT FOR TWO ((B)(6)).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EXACTAMIX 2400 COMPOUNDER | EM2400 | LHI | BAXA CORPORATION | 2400-DX |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 YR | Required Intervention | ||
| 2 | 2 YR | Required Intervention |