FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INRATIO2

MDR report key: 2142865 · Received June 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
2027969-2011-01380
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 21, 2011
Date of Event
October 10, 2010
Report Date
June 21, 2011
Manufacturer
ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC
Product Code
GJS
PMA / PMN Number
072727
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION PENDING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CALLER ALLEGED DISCREPANT RESULTS COMPARED WITH THE LAB. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: DATE: (B)(6) 2010; INRATIO2: 2-3; LAB: 4.2. DATE: (B)(6) 2011; INRATIO2: 2.4; LAB: 5.8. PT'S THERAPEUTIC RANGE: 2-3 INR. ON (B)(6) 2010, PT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD BLEEDING AT OR NEAR THE KIDNEY. HE BLED INTO A PRE-EXISTING CYST ON THE KIDNEY. THE BLOOD ENDED UP OBSCURING A CAT SCAN AND ALMOST RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF THE ONLY REMAINING KIDNEY. ON(B)(6) 2011, PT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM HAVING PROBLEMS ABOVE THE LEFT ELBOW, WHICH STARTED 4 DAYS PRIOR. SHOULDER IS ALREADY ARTHRITIC. INITIALLY, ELBOW WAS HURTING, THEN STARTED TO SWELL. SWELLING WENT DOWN, BUT LATE EVENING ON (B)(6) 2011, PAIN IN ELBOW RESUMED AND WAS EXTREMELY EXCRUCIATING. AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM, PT HAD AN INCREASED SHOT OF HYDROCORTISONE. PT HAD A STRESS DOSE OF HYDROCORTISONE OVER THE WEEKEND PRIOR TO RESULTS ON (B)(6) 2011.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 INRATIO2 PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST GJS ALERE SAN DIEGO, INC 100071 NG

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Hospitalization| O| R