FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
THERASPHERE 20 GBQ
MDR report key: 319766
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Received March 6, 2001
Report
- Report Number
- 8022247-2001-00003
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 6, 2001
- Date of Event
- September 24, 2000
- Report Date
- March 1, 2001
- Manufacturer
- MDS NORDION, INC.
- Product Code
- KXK
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IN 9-00, THE PT HAD SYMPTOMS OF DIFFUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN, FEVER, CHILLS, NIGHT SWEATS & VOMITING. PT WAS ADMITTED 09-00. PHYSICAL EXAM REVEALED: DIFFUSELY TENDER LIVER, ASCITES & HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY. CT-ABDOMEN SHOWED BLOODLY ASCITES AND A POSSIBLE AREA OF LIVER NECROSIS. PT WAS PLACED ON ZOSYN FOR PRESUMED PERITONITIS. TWO DAYS LATER, THE ANTIBIOTICS WERE SWITCHED TO AFTRIAXONE & VANCOMYCIN. THE PT RECEIVED IV MORPHINE FOR THE ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE PT'S PAIN DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THIS MEDICATION. THEN PT'S PAIN IMPROVED AND PT WAS DISCHARGED 6 DAYS LATER ON PERCOCET PRN AND OXYCODONE FOR PAIN CONTROL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9510 | THERASPHERE 20 GBQ | RADIOACTIVE GLASS MICROSPHERES | KXK | MDS NORDION, INC. | * | 990003 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 YR | Hospitalization |