FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3122769 · Received May 21, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-13047
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 21, 2013
Date of Event
April 27, 2013
Report Date
April 29, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS IS THE SAME PATIENT AS (B)(4). THE CAUSE OF THIS PERITONITIS WAS USE ERROR DESCRIBED AS PATIENT MADE MISTAKE/TOUCH CONTAMINATION, DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND DID NOT CLEAN THE EXCHANGE AREA BEFORE STARTING PD THERAPY. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS DUE TO A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS PATIENT MADE MISTAKE/TOUCH CONTAMINATION, DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND DID NOT CLEAN THE EXCHANGE AREA BEFORE STARTING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY WITH UNKNOWN BAXTER DISPOSABLES. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE EVENT FOR 3 DAYS. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH VANCOMYCIN AND ROCEPHIN (DOSES, FREQUENCIES AND ROUTE NOT REPORTED) FOR PERITONITIS. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE PATIENT HAD NOT YET BEEN RETRAINED. THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE PERITONITIS EVENT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
224834 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 82 YR Hospitalization| R DIANEAL PD4 ULTRABAG