FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD
MDR report key: 5495524
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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 |