The following issue was discovered via a published individual case report by the mitek safety officer: individual case reports (complications).Author: fowler et al (2010) usa.Reference: fowler j, owens bd.Abdominal compartment syndrome after hip arthroscopy.Arthroscopy.2010 jan;26(1):128-30.Address: brett d.Owens, m.D., orthopaedic surgery, keller army hospital, west point, ny 10996, u.S.A.E-mail: b.Owens@us.Army.Mil.Patients group: n/a.Patient characteristics: age: (b)(6).Gender: male.Index operation: hip: arthroscopic debridement of anterior and superior labrum and pincer-type lesion, psoas tenotomy through capsular window for the debridement.Devices: fms, duo.Time of complication: end of operation.Type of complication: abdominal compartment syndrome.Joint: hip.Device: fms, duo.Suture: - other devices: - signs and symptoms: distension of abdomen, migration of fluid along the iliopsoas muscle and iliac vessels.Elevated bladder pressure, increased inspiratory pressure, serosanguinous fluid with the abdominal cavity, retroperitoneum was distended and boggy, obvious fluid track along the iliopsoas muscle and iliac vessels on the right side.Tissue damage: - imaging studies: - reoperation (related/unrelated): exploratory laparotomy (1200 ml of serosanguinous fluid).Medical treatment: - f/u time: pod-3: staged closure of abdomen.Pod-6: discharged.Imaging studies: - objective outcomes: improvement of his hip impingement.Functional outcomes: asymptomatic at last follow-up.Subjective outcomes: abdominal complaints related to his incision and abdominal compartment syndrome.
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Our patient safety department discovered this published white paper detailing a historical event in which some mitek devices were implicated.We cannot confirm that this issue had been previously reported to mitek, so we are filing an adverse event report to document the experience described in the article.At this point in time, no further action is warranted.However, this file will remain receptive to any potential forthcoming information received that is pertinent and germane to this issue.Also, mitek will continue to track any related complaints within this device family as a means of monitoring the extent with which this complaint is observed in the field.
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