FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

BAXA EXACTAMIX 1200

MDR report key: 2386598 · Received December 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
MW5023526
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 16, 2011
Date of Event
December 4, 2011
Report Date
December 16, 2011
Product Code
NEP
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PERFORMED AN INTERNAL CHART REVIEW BECAUSE PT'S DEATH WAS NOT EXPECTED AND THE SUDDEN DETERIORATION IN THIS PT'S CONDITION REVEALED AN ERROR THAT AN INCORRECT DOSING OF ELECTROLYTES RESULTING IN ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE DEATH. INTERNAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED DATA WAS INCORRECTLY ENTERED INTO THE COMPOUNDING MACHINE. THE RATE FIELD CONSISTS OF THE VALUE, NUMERATOR AND DENOMINATOR. THE ERROR WAS MADE IN THE DENOMINATOR FIELD, WHERE THE DROP DOWN SELECTION WAS CHANGED FROM THE DEFAULT OF /HOUR TO /KG/DAY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BAXA EXACTAMIX 1200 COMPOUNDING SYSTEM NEP 2400-M
2 ABACUS VERSION 2 ABACUS SE SOFTWARE USED WITH THE COMPOUNDING MACHINE LNX 4XY9396A70C5B302A70D

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 8 DA Death