FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3855220 · Received June 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-18332
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 9, 2014
Date of Event
April 23, 2014
Report Date
May 13, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

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 A PATIENT EXPERIENCED A BREACH IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY, WHICH RESULTED IN PERITONITIS. THE PERITONITIS WAS MANIFESTED AS ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED THE SAME DAY AS ONSET. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH VANCOMYCIN (ROUTE, DOSAGE AND FREQUENCY UNKNOWN) FOR THE PERITONITIS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL FIVE DAYS AFTER ADMISSION. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE PATIENT HAD RECOVERED FROM THE PERITONITIS. PD THERAPY WAS ONGOING. THE PATIENT WAS RETRAINED ON PROPER ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
334769 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Hospitalization| R DIANEAL LOW CALCIUM