FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3222879 · Received July 12, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-18129
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 12, 2013
Date of Event
June 18, 2013
Report Date
June 18, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IN
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). 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, THE PT DID NOT CLEAN THE AREA BEFORE STARTING PD AND ALSO HAD CONSTIPATION. THE PT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED ON THE SAME DAY. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH INJECTION (INJ) ECONER (1GM, IP, ONCE DAILY), INJ. REFLIN (1GM, IP, ONCE DAILY), INJ. AMIKACIN (100MG, IP, ONCE DAILY) AND INJ. HEPARIN (500 UNITS, IP, FREQUENCY NOT REPORTED) (ALL BAGS) FOR PERITONITIS. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THE PT REMAINED HOSPITALIZED AND DIANEAL THERAPY WAS ONGOING. THE OUTCOME OF THE PERITONITIS WAS UNKNOWN.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
321383 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Hospitalization| R DIANEAL PD2 1.5% ULTRABAG