It was reported by a healthcare provider did not schedule a patient to come back to have his pump refilled following the memorial day holiday.The patient has an intera 3000 hepatic artery infusion pump, implant date was (b)(6) 2023.Because the patient was not rescheduled for the typical 2 week interval, the patient received all 30 ml of floxuridine/dex/hep saline.The patient returned 3.5 weeks later with a dry pump.They were able to refill it then, however the patient presented a week later with significant hepatotoxicity and a bilirubin of 20.He needed to have a shunt placed.He now has hep/saline and dex in the pump.
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