FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ABBOTT

MDR report key: 494828 · Received November 4, 2003

Report

Report Number
MW4003609
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 4, 2003
Date of Event
August 27, 2003
Report Date
October 27, 2003
Manufacturer
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Product Code
FRN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AT APPROX 0325 ON POST-OP DAY 1 NOTED PT ABRUPTLY STOPPED SNORING. FOUND TO BE IN CARDIAC ARREST. CODE CALLED, CPR STARTED WITH ER PHYSICIAN IN ATTENDANCE. EKG RECORDED ASYSTOLE THEN VFIB. DEFIB X2, IV EPHEDRINE, INTUBATED, RESPONSED TO CARDIOVERSION THEN RESUMED ATRIAL FIB. MULTIPLE EEG'S, CT SCANS & NEUROLOGICAL CONSULTS INTERPRETATION OF SEVERE ANOXIC BRAIN INJURY. ON MORPHINE PCA AT TIME OF ARREST.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ABBOTT APM-II PUMP FRN ABBOTT LABORATORIES APM II *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 54 YR Life Threatening MORPHINE SULFATE MANUFACTURED BY ABBOTT.