FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3230661 · Received July 16, 2013

Report

Report Number
1416980-2013-18734
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 16, 2013
Date of Event
June 17, 2013
Report Date
June 21, 2013
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
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 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, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS DID NOT WEAR A MASK, DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY WHICH CAUSED PERITONITIS. THE PATIENT MADE A MISTAKE OF TOUCH CONTAMINATION. ONE DAY AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PERITONITIS, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE EVENT. TREATMENT WAS NOT REPORTED. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT WAS RE-TRAINED IN PROPER ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE FOR PD THERAPY. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THE PERITONITIS AND DIANEAL AND EXTRANEAL THERAPIES WERE ONGOING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
330188 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Hospitalization EXTRANEAL| DIANEAL