CLINICAL CHEMISTRY LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE
Report
- Report Number
- 1628664-2018-00056
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 8, 2018
- Date of Event
- January 21, 2018
- Report Date
- February 23, 2018
- Manufacturer
- ABBOTT MANUFACTURING INC
- Product Code
- CFJ
- UDI-DI
- 00380740004033
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
AN EVALUATION IS IN PROCESS. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE EVALUATION IS COMPLETE.
FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE CUSTOMER ISSUE INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT TEXT, A SEARCH FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, INSTRUMENT LOG REVIEW, AND A REVIEW OF LABELING. REVIEW OF COMPLAINT ACTIVITY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NORMAL COMPLAINT ACTIVITY FOR LIKELY CAUSE LOT 45139UN17. A REVIEW OF TRACKING AND TRENDING REPORTS DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ADVERSE OR NON-STATISTICAL TRENDS FOR THE LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (LDH) ASSAY. THE CUSTOMER INSTRUMENT LOGS WERE REVIEWED AND SHOWS THE INSTRUMENT TO BE WELL MAINTAINED. THE CUSTOMER LDH ASSAY PARAMETER FILE IS CORRECT AND THE CUSTOMER IS CONSISTENTLY USING THE 1:3 RECOMMENDED DILUTION PROTOCOL FOR PLASMA SAMPLES. EVIDENCE OF ASPIRATION RELATED ERRORS ON SAMPLES WAS NOTED WHICH SUGGESTS INCONSISTENT SAMPLE PROCESSING. THE REVIEW ALSO SHOWS THAT QUALITY CONTROL (QC) RESULTS, THREE LEVELS, DO NOT SHOW THE SAME INCONSISTENCY OF RESULTS. THE QC SHOWS CONSISTENT RECOVERY OF EXPECTED LDH VALUES OVER ALL THREE LEVELS. SINCE QC SAMPLES ARE ASPIRATED, PROCESSED, AND MEASURED IN THE SAME WAY AS PATIENT SAMPLES, BUT DO NOT SHOW THE SAME ERRATIC RESULTS, THIS SUGGESTS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE MANNER THE PATIENT SAMPLE IS TREATED PRIOR TO THE ANALYTICAL PHASE. USE ERROR MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CUSTOMERS ISSUE. A REVIEW OF LABELING CONCLUDED THAT THE ISSUE IS SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION NO PRODUCT DEFICIENCY WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE ARCHITECT LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ASSAY.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FALSELY ELEVATED AND INCONSISTENT ARCHITECT LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANT RESULTS. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 226 AND 180 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 262, 215 AND 178 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 235 AND 208 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 231 AND 213 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 237 AND 202 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 223 AND 218 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 254, 241, 222 AND 216 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 267, 250, 217 AND 179 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 226, 202 AND 216 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 232, 203 AND 202 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 226 AND 188 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 221 AND 188 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 265 AND 165 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 223 AND 202 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 233 AND 215 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 265, 252 AND 220 U/ML. SAMPLE ID (B)(6) GENERATED 229 AND 220 U/ML. NO SPECIFIC PATIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED AND NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100154 | CLINICAL CHEMISTRY LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE | LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE | CFJ | ABBOTT MANUFACTURING INC | 45139UN17 | 00380740004033 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |