FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3130232 · Received May 24, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-13383
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 24, 2013
Date of Event
April 15, 2013
Report Date
May 2, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE SAMPLE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AND THE LOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE A SAMPLE EVALUATION AND BATCH REVIEW COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE CAUSE OF THIS PERITONITIS WAS USE ERROR DESCRIBED AS DID NOT WEAR MASK AND TOUCH CONTAMINATION DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS 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 THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS DUE TO A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE FURTHER DESCRIBED AS DID NOT WEAR A MASK AND TOUCH CONTAMINATION DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY WITH UNKNOWN BAXTER DISPOSABLES. A WEEK AFTER THE ONSET OF PERITONITIS, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE EVENT FOR 4 DAYS. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH VANCOMYCIN 1 GRAM INTRAPERITONEALLY (IP) THREE TIMES WEEKLY. THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE PERITONITIS EVENT. PD THERAPY WAS ONGOING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
230873 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 78 YR Hospitalization| R HOMECHOICE| DIANEAL UNKNOWN ULTRABAG| DIANEAL PD4 AMBUFLEX 2.5%