MINICAP
Report
- Report Number
- 1416980-2013-03298
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- February 8, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 1, 2013
- Report Date
- January 16, 2013
- Manufacturer
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE - CLEVELAND
- Product Code
- KDI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K895631
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
(B)(4). AS THE DATE OF ONSET OF THIS PERITONITIS EPISODE IS UNKNOWN AND PATIENTS DISCARD SUPPLIES AFTER EACH THERAPY, THE SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE. AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY, HOWEVER HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ONCE THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
(B)(4). THIS COMPLAINT FOR PERITONITIS - NO MALFUNCTION OR USE ERROR IS NOT CONFIRMED BECAUSE NO SAMPLES WERE RETURNED TO BAXTER, REVIEWS OF MANUFACTURING RECORDS REVEALED NO ISSUES AND NO DEVIATIONS FROM STANDARD PROCEDURE, AND THE USER DID NOT DESCRIBE ANY TYPES OF USE ERRORS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. A ROOT CAUSE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM GLOBAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE (GPV) AND IS A REPORT OF FATAL PERITONITIS COINCIDENT WITH DIANEAL THERAPIES. DURING A CALL WITH BAXTER CUSTOMER SERVICES, THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED BY THE CONSUMER. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS. THE PATIENT DIED DUE TO THE PERITONITIS AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS (NOT SPECIFIED). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED BY BAXTER FROM A NURSE. ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL, THE REPORTED CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED AS AN ABDOMINAL INFECTION (PERITONITIS), PERFORATED BOWEL, DIVERTICULAR DISEASE, AND GALLBLADDER WITH SECONDARY CAUSE OF GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) HEMORRHAGE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED FOR THE PERITONITIS BUT WAS, HOWEVER, GIVEN THE ANTIBIOTICS CEFEPIME AND FLAGYL (DOSES, FREQUENCIES, ROUTE AND LOT NUMBERS NOT REPORTED). PER THE RN, THE PERITONITIS WAS NOT RELATED TO BAXTER SOLUTIONS, DEVICES OR DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54712 | MINICAP | DIALYZER, HIGH PERMEABILITY WITH OR WITHOUT SEALED DIALYSATE SYSTEM | KDI | BAXTER HEALTHCARE - CLEVELAND |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 YR | Death| R | DIANEAL PD2 1.5% AND 2.5% |