FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2132633 · Received June 17, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-07754
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2011
Date of Event
April 1, 2011
Report Date
May 24, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE ROOT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE USE ERROR. 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. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A NURSE FROM (B)(6) OF BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE AND BACTERIAL PERITONITIS COINCIDENT WITH PHYSIONEAL, UNSPECIFIED PRODUCT THERAPY. IN 2002, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH PHYSIONEAL, UNSPECIFIED PRODUCT, (DOSE, FREQUENCY NOT REPORTED), THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH PHYSIONEAL, UNSPECIFIED PRODUCT, (DOSE, FREQUENCY NOT REPORTED), INTRAPERITONEALLY (IP) FOR CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (CAPD). ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A CLOUDY BAG AND FURTHER EXPLAINED THE "COLOUR BURG (RING PULL) COMES OFF WHEN SHE OPENS THE BAGS." THE PATIENT USED 2 OF THE BAGS BUT HAS SINCE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO USE ANYMORE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BACTERIAL PERITONITIS, MANIFESTED BY CLOUDY EFFLUENT. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED AND THE SEVERITY WAS CONSIDERED MILD. FROM (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH "VANC" 2GM X2 IP. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH "VANC" X1 IP. ON (B)(6) 2011, A SUBSEQUENT PERITONEAL EFFLUENT ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED WITH RESULTS NOT REPORTED. ON THE SAME DAY, THE PATIENT RECOVERED FROM THE EVENT OF CLOUDY EFFLUENT. THE OUTCOME FOR THE EVENT OF BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WAS NOT REPORTED. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE CLOUDY EFFLUENT WAS "MOST LIKELY DUE TO COLOURED BURG." PHYSIONEAL REMAINED ONGOING. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE BACTERIAL PERITONITIS WAS A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, DESCRIBED AS "MOST LIKELY DUE TO COLOURED BUNG" (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS BURG). THE NURSE BELIEVED THE EVENT OF BACTERIAL PERITONITIS WITH CULTURE POSITIVE FOR STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS WAS UNRELATED TO PHYSIONEAL, UNSPECIFIED PRODUCT.

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 58 YR Required Intervention PHYSIONEAL