On (b)(6) 2022, a patient in (b)(6) underwent a procedure for the placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tube with jejunal (peg-j) tube.On an unknown date in (b)(6) 2022, the patient was admitted to the intensive care unit at the hospital due to sepsis.On (b)(6) 2022, the patient developed multi-organ failure and died.The caregiver reported that the patient had recurrent pneumonia, which is what led to the sepsis.The date of onset of the pneumonia was unknown and if it occurred before the placement of the peg-j tubing.
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(b)(4).Catalog number is the international list number which is similar to us list number of 062912.The device involved in the event was discarded; therefore, a return sample evaluation is unable to be performed.Post-procedural complications of pneumonia and sepsis are known complications of a peg tube placement.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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