FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3830037 · Received May 23, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-16782
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 23, 2014
Report Date
April 28, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ON AN UNREPORTED DATE IN (B)(6) 2013, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THIS IS A REPORT OF A USE ERROR THAT RESULTED IN PERITONITIS. PER BAXTER LABELING, USERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO USE ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE WHEN PERFORMING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THERAPY. A REVIEW OF THE LABEL FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY WHILE USING UNKNOWN BAXTER PD DISPOSABLES, WHICH CAUSED PERITONITIS. THE PERITONITIS WAS MANIFESTED BY ABDOMINAL PAIN AND CLOUDY EFFLUENT. THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH VANCOMYCIN IP (EVERY 5 DAYS, DOSE NOT REPORTED) AND GENTAMYCIN IP (DAILY FOR 21 DAYS, DOSE NOT REPORTED) FOR PERITONITIS. ON UNREPORTED DATES, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TWO MORE EPISODES OF RECURRENT PERITONITIS. AGAIN, THE PATIENT BEGAN TREATMENT WITH VANCOMYCIN IP (EVERY 5 DAYS, DOSE NOT REPORTED) AND GENTAMYCIN IP (DAILY FOR 21 DAYS, DOSE NOT REPORTED) FOR BOTH RECURRENT PERITONITIS EPISODES. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST ONSET OF PERITONITIS, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE EVENTS. THE PATIENT¿S PD CATHETER WAS REMOVED AND DIANEAL THERAPY WAS DISCONTINUED. THE PATIENT CONTINUED WITH AN UNKNOWN INTRAVENOUS (IV) ANTIBIOTIC FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER PD CATHETER WAS REMOVED FOR PROPHYLAXIS. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT STARTED HEMODIALYSIS. THE PATIENT RECOVERED FROM THE PERITONITIS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
308735 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization| R DIANEAL PD4 1.5% AND 2.5% AMBUFLEX