FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3092889 · Received May 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-11316
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 3, 2013
Report Date
April 10, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). EXACT DATE IS UNKNOWN; REPORTED AS (B)(6) 2013. THE CAUSE OF THIS PERITONITIS WAS USE ERROR REPORTED TO BE DUE TO A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE BY THE PATIENT. PER BAXTER LABELING, USERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO USE ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WHEN PERFORMING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY. A FORMAL REVIEW OF THE LABEL FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. BAXTER HAS CONDUCTED A TREND REVIEW AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BAXTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SIMILAR REPORTS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT (PT) HAD A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY WHICH CAUSED PERITONITIS. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, THE PT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH DIANEAL PD4 AMBUFLEX AND EXTRANEAL VIAFLEX THERAPIES (DOSES, FREQUENCIES, AND LOT NUMBERS NOT REPORTED), INTRAPERITONEALLY (IP) FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD). ON AN UNREPORTED DATE IN THE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, THE PT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS. THE CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS THE PATIENT MADE A MISTAKE OF TOUCH CONTAMINATION (DETAILS NOT PROVIDED). THE PATIENT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED FOR THE PERITONITIS. TREATMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. CONCOMITANT THERAPY WAS NOT REPORTED. ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE, THE PT RECOVERED FROM THE PERITONITIS. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PT WAS RE-TRAINED ON PROPER ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING PD THERAPY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
195313 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other EXTRANEAL| DIANEAL PD4 2.5%, LOW CALCIUM, AMBUFLEX