FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2143351 · Received June 29, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-08474
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 29, 2011
Date of Event
June 1, 2011
Report Date
June 3, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 4 ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE. AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EPISODE IS UNKNOWN AND PATIENTS DISCARD SUPPLIES AFTER EACH THERAPY, THE SAMPLE WAS NOT REQUESTED. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A NURSE FROM THE USA OF PERITONITIS IN A PATIENT COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL UNKNOWN THERAPY. THIS IS ONE OF MULTIPLE REPORTS BY SAME REPORTER. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH DIANEAL UNKNOWN THERAPY (DOSE, FREQUENCY, AND LOT NUMBER NOT REPORTED) INTRAPERITONEALLY (IP) FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) WITH THE HOMECHOICE (HC) DEVICE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE NURSE REPORTED THAT SHE HAD A PATIENT (4 OF 4 TOTAL PATIENTS) WHO EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS AFTER SWITCHING TO THE NEW BAXTER LUERLOCK AND TUBING SETS. THE NURSE STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE NEW LUERLOCK AND TUBING SETS. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF TREATMENT WAS RENDERED, IF DIANEAL UNKNOWN THERAPY WAS ONGOING, OR IF THE EVENT OF PERITONITIS RESOLVED. THE NURSE STATED THAT THE EVENT OF PERITONITIS WAS NOT RELATED TO DIANEAL UNKNOWN.

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 Other DIANEAL UNKNOWN