INRATIO2
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
INVESTIGATION PENDING.
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 |