FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TEGADERM TRANSPARENT FILM DRESSING

MDR report key: 4017584 · Received July 25, 2014

Report

Report Number
2110898-2014-00040
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 25, 2014
Date of Event
March 28, 2014
Report Date
April 4, 2014
Manufacturer
3M HEALTH CARE
Product Code
NAD
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
EZ
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

MANUFACTURER NOTE: VECTIBIX WAS REPORTED AS ONE OF THE CHEMOTHERAPY MEDICATIONS USED FOR TREATMENT. PACKAGE INSERT LISTS WARNING FOR DERMATOLOGIC TOXICITY. THERE WAS ALSO LEAKING NOTED IN THE REPORT. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE SKIN REACTION WAS DUE TO DRESSING OR MEDICATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

CUSTOMER REPORTED PATIENT WITH A CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS PORT WAS RECEIVING VECTIBIX, IRINOTEKAN AND FLUORACIL FOR CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT. TEGADERM 1626W WAS USED FOR IV DRESSING AND CUSTOMER REPORTED A SEVERE SKIN REACTION UNDER THE ENTIRE FILM DRESSING. CUSTOMER REPORTED MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED AND REPORTED PRONTOSAN SOLUTION/MEPILEX, AQVITOX SOLUTION / MELGISORB AG ABSORBING DRESSING / NON WOVEN (VLIVAZEL), AQVITOXEM AND EPADERM CREAM WERE ALL USED FOR TREATMENT. REPORTED REACTION WAS IMPROVED AFTER 5 DAYS AND TOOK 14 DAYS TO RESOLVE. REPORTED LEAKAGE WAS NOTED AT THE SITE AND PRODUCT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
436754 TEGADERM TRANSPARENT FILM DRESSING 878.4020 DRESSING, WOUND, OCCLUSIVE NAD 3M HEALTH CARE NA 2016-07-TT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 68 YR Required Intervention VECTIBIX| FLUORACIL| IRINOTEKAN