FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 2162617 · Received July 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
1423500-2011-09043
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 14, 2011
Date of Event
June 1, 2011
Report Date
June 21, 2011
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICES INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WERE 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 510K NUMBER WILL NOT BE PROVIDED IN THE MDR AS THE PRODUCT CODE AND LOT NUMBER ARE UNKNOWN. SINCE THE LOT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, NO BATCH REVIEW WILL BE PERFORMED. BAXTER HAS RECEIVED SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED CONDITION OF PERITONITIS IS USE ERROR- POOR ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM GLOBAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE (GPV) AND IS A SPONTANEOUS REPORT BY A BAXTER EMPLOYED NURSE FROM (B)(6) OF A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE AND PERITONITIS WITH CULTURE POSITIVE FOR GRAM POSITIVE ORGANISM IN A PATIENT COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL PD2 ULTRABAG AND EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX THERAPIES FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD). IN (B)(6) 2011, A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE OCCURRED, DESCRIBED AS THE PATIENT MADE A MISTAKE. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE PERITONITIS. ON (B)(6) 2011, THE PATIENT RECEIVED REMEDIAL TREATMENT WITH A LOADING DOSE OF VANCOMYCIN (2 GM, IP) AND BEGAN TREATMENT WITH ZYENEM (125 MG, ONCE DAILY, IP). REMEDIAL TREATMENT WITH ZYENEM WAS ONGOING. THE PERITONITIS WAS RESOLVING AND THE PATIENT REMAINED HOSPITALIZED. THE OUTCOME OF THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WAS NOT REPORTED. DIANEAL PD2 ULTRABAG AND EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX THERAPIES WERE ONGOING. THE NURSE BELIEVED THE PERITONITIS WAS UNRELATED TO DIANEAL PD2 ULTRABAG AND EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX THERAPIES. THE NURSE AND DID NOT PROVIDE AN OPINION OF CAUSALITY FOR THE BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE.

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 52 YR Hospitalization| R EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX| DIANEAL PD2 ULTRABAG