FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PICC

MDR report key: 716366 · Received May 15, 2006

Report

Report Number
1720496-2006-00154
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 15, 2006
Date of Event
April 25, 2006
Report Date
May 1, 2006
Manufacturer
C.R. BARD, INC. (BASD)
Product Code
DQO
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT STARTED TPN ON 04/20/2006 THROUGH EARLY 04/25/2006. TURNED OF TPN ON 04/25/2006 DUE TO THE PATIENT'S NECK SWELLING SLIGHTLY. THE PATIENT'S NECK WAS SWELLED PRIOR TO THE CT SCAN TAKING PLACE. THE DOCTOR ORDERED THE CT SCAN TO BE DONE QUICKLY. THE CT SCAN WAS DONE WITHOUT TIP VERIFICATION EVEN KNOWING THAT THE PATIENT'S NECK WAS SWELLING. THE CT SCAN CAUSED AN EXTRAVASATION IN THE PATIENT'S NECK, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE SWELLING. THE PATIENT WAS IN THE ICU WITH HIS NECK RETURNING TO NORMAL SIZE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PICC IMPLANTED LONG TERM INTRAVASCULAR DQO C.R. BARD, INC. (BASD) * UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Required Intervention