FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD
MDR report key: 5479532
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Received March 1, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- MW5060731
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 1, 2016
- Date of Event
- February 11, 2016
- Report Date
- March 1, 2016
- Manufacturer
- EPIC
- Product Code
- NSX
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 1
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BLOOD CULTURES WERE ORDERED AS PART OF A FEVER WORK UP. THE RESULTS WERE RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED TO THE EHR DATA STORAGE LIBRARY, BUT THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATION THAT A POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURE WAS REPORTED. MORE THAN 24 HOURS ELAPSED BEFORE ANY CLINICIAN KNEW AND ANTIBIOTICS STARTED. THE DELAY, COMMONLY CAUSED BY SILENT DELIVERY OF LIFE CRITICAL RESULTS, WAS LIFE THREATENING IN THIS CASE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128942 | ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD | MDDS/EHR | NSX | EPIC |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Life Threatening| O |