FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3894690 · Received June 25, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-20271
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 25, 2014
Date of Event
June 1, 2014
Report Date
June 2, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
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. 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 ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT EXPERIENCED PERITONITIS COINCIDENT WITH PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH AN INJECTION OF FORTUM 1GRAM, ONCE DAILY INTRAVENOUSLY. THE CAUSE OF THE PERITONITIS WAS A BREACH IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE FURTHER DESCRIBED AS THE PATIENT MADE MISTAKE/TOUCH CONTAMINATION. IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED FOR THE EVENT. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERING FROM THIS PERITONITIS EVENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
371137 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Required Intervention DIANEAL PD-2 2.5% SOLUTION