FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3203590 · Received July 3, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-17074
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 3, 2013
Date of Event
May 25, 2013
Report Date
June 7, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, A DEVICE ANALYSIS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS OBTAINED, THEN A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. BAXTER HAS CONDUCTED A TREND REVIEW AND FOUND THAT SIMILAR REPORTS OF PERITONITIS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. 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 EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS, WHICH MANIFESTED AS CLOUDY EFFLUENT. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH VANCOMYCIN IP (1.5 GRAMS ONE TIME ONLY) AND GENTAMICIN IP (ONCE DAILY FOR THREE DAYS, DOSE UNKNOWN) FOR THE PERITONITIS. THE DAY AFTER THE PATIENT COMPLETED ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED RESPIRATORY ARREST. ON THE SAME DAY, THE PATIENT DIED. THE DEATH WAS DUE TO CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, RESPIRATORY ARREST, PERITONITIS AND FLUID OVERLOAD. PD THERAPY WAS ONGOING UNTIL THE TIME OF DEATH. IT WAS NOT REPORTED WHETHER AN AUTOPSY WAS PERFORMED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, HOWEVER IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
306548 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Death| R DIANEAL PD4 AMBUFLEX THERAPIES 2.5% AND 4.25%| HOMECHOICE