FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD

MDR report key: 5495524 · Received March 8, 2016

Report

Report Number
MW5060847
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 8, 2016
Date of Event
March 6, 2016
Report Date
March 8, 2016
Manufacturer
EPIC
Product Code
NSX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THERE WAS A DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AFFLICTING THIS PT, FOR WHICH HE WAS BEING TREATED WITH COUMADIN. AN INR WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE ELECTRONIC CARE RECORD DEVICE WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING. IT WAS ELEVATED AND REQUIRED THAT COUMADIN NOT BE ADMINISTERED, BUT, NO ONE SAW THE RESULT THAT WAS SILENT IN THE COAG SILO. CONSEQUENTLY, THE USUAL DOSE OF COUMADIN WAS ADMINISTERED THAT RESULTED IN AN TNR THAT WAS MARKEDLY ELEVATED, THAT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE REVERSAL. THERE WAS A 5 GRAM DECREASED IN HEMOGLOBIN THAT THREATENED THE LIFE AND WELL BEING OF THIS PT. IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN EHR DRIVEN CARE THAT DISEASE CRITICAL RESULTS COME BACK SILENTLY, AND SOMETIMES SUCH IS DEADLY. OVERSIGHT AND CORRECTION OF THIS DEFECT IS INDICATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
144272 ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD MDDS/EHR NSX EPIC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 62 YR Life Threatening| R