FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ISITE PACS 3.X

MDR report key: 3259927 · Received July 24, 2013

Report

Report Number
2954704-2013-00003
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 24, 2013
Report Date
July 4, 2013
Manufacturer
PHILIPS HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE IMAGING INFORMATICS
Product Code
LLZ
PMA / PMN Number
K042292
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AFTER PHILIPS OBTAINS MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PHILIPS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM A USER FACILITY THAT A DELAY IN THE ABILITY TO MARK EXAMS AS READ IN ISITE PACS WAS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED BUT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A PATIENT DEATH. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE USER FACILITY RADIOLOGIST WAS UNABLE TO MARK EXAMS AS READ, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY HAVE DECREASED THE LENGTH OF THE WORKLIST. IT WAS STATED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE USER FACILITY THAT THE RADIOLOGIST HAD OVER FOUR PAGES OF EXAMS TO READ. THE RADIOLOGIST WAS WORKING ON READING EXAMS FROM THE WORK LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER WHERE ISITE PACS IS SET-UP TO DISPLAY STUDY DATE BY DEFAULT. THE PATIENT'S STUDY WAS ACQUIRED AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM ON (B)(6). THE PATIENT'S LAST NAME STARTED WITH THE LETTER "(B)(6)", IT WAS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST AND WAS NOT REVIEWED THAT DAY. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE EXAM WAS READ BY A DIFFERENT RADIOLOGIST. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S DEATH WAS APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
346122 ISITE PACS 3.X LLZ PHILIPS HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE IMAGING INFORMATICS 835013

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Death