FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE

MDR report key: 3935688 · Received July 15, 2014

Report

Report Number
1416980-2014-22654
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 15, 2014
Date of Event
June 6, 2014
Report Date
June 20, 2014
Manufacturer
BAXTER HEATHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
KDJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, 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 FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED A BREAK IN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE DURING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (PD) THERAPY WHICH RESULTED IN PERITONITIS. THE PERITONITIS WAS MANIFESTED BY ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE SAME DAY, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED AND BEGAN TREATMENT WITH VANCOMYCIN IV AND IP (DOSE, FREQUENCY, AND ADMINISTRATION RATE WERE NOT REPORTED). SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE ONSET OF PERITONITIS, VANCOMYCIN THERAPY WAS DISCONTINUED, THE PATIENT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE EVENT AND DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. ON AN UNREPORTED DATE, THE PATIENT WAS RETRAINED ON PROPER ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. PD THERAPY WAS ONGOING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
412861 SET, ADMINISTRATION, FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, DISPOSABLE KDJ BAXTER HEATHCARE CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 11 YR Hospitalization| R DIANEAL PD2 1.5%, 2.5% AND 4.25% AMBUFLEX