On an unknown date, a patient in united kingdom underwent a procedure for the placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tube with jejunal (peg-j) tube.On an unknown date, the patient experienced redness and oozing at the stoma site.The patient was prescribed unknown oral antibiotics for the stoma site.It was reported that the patient has a fever, and is bed bound.It was reported that the patient's stoma site will be swabbed.No further information was provided.
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Reference record (b)(4).The device involved in the event remained implanted in the patient and was not returned; therefore, a return sample evaluation is unable to be performed.Catalog number is the similar us list number, the international list number is unknown.The device manufacturer and lot number of the device involved in this complaint was not provided.Therefore, it is unknown if the device involved was abbvie branded tubing.Conservatively, abbvie has chosen to report this complaint due to the potential that the device involved could have been abbvie branded tubing.Stoma site infection is a known complication of a peg tube/ j-tube placement.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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