An adverse event was reported related to a clinical study on white blood cell depletion (wbcd).Hypoalbuminemia was reported in the patient.The patient was given methylprednisolone sodium succinate needle and calcium gluconate injection.Patient outcome is unknown at this time.Patient age, weight, and sex are not available at this time.The disposable set is not available for return because it was discarded by the customer this product is not available within the us, but this report is being filed due to an alleged failure that could occur on a similarly marketed device platform cleared for use by the fda.
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This report is being filed to provide additional information in e.1, h.6, and h.10.Corrected information is provided in e.1 and e.3.Investigation: per internal medical review and analysis, the device did not cause or contribute to this incident.Root cause: a definitive root cause for the hypoalbuminemia could not be determined.Possible causes include are the patient's adverse pathological condition and/or the patient's sensitivity to the leukapheresis procedure.
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Investigation : a disposable history search of the lot number found no other reports of hypoalbuminemia.Per literature and medical review, hypoalbuminemia is a known side effect of the leukapheresis therapy.Hypoalbuminemia (among 30 other conditions) is listed as a previously reported patient reaction to apheresis procedures in the optia operator's manual on page 17.Operators are cautioned to be aware of the possible adverse events so that they may take appropriate action should they occur.Albumin, a major component of plasma protein, is required to maintain oncotic pressure, microvascular permeability, acid¿base function, and to prevent platelet aggregation.Serum albumin is an important parameter in the assessment of the nutritional status of both acute and chronically ill patients.The frequency of hypoalbuminemia, defined as serum albumin levels <3.5 g/dl, is 21% at the time of admission in adult hospitalized patients.De novo hypoalbuminemia and worsening of existing hypoalbuminemia are also common.Albumin levels may decrease owing to several factors: poor nutritional status; inflammation (eg, infectious disease, malignancy) due to interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor, which decrease production of albumin by the liver; renal disease or burns due to loss of albumin in the urine or the integument, respectively; trauma or surgery, as a result of the associated stress, which increases protein and energy requirements by creating hypermetabolic, catabolic state; and liver disease.The investigator with the customer site graded the hypoalbuminemia as a 2.Per ctcae, a grade 2 is "moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age-appropriate instrumental adl" with values between <3 - 2 g/dl; <30 - 20 g/l.The subject¿s albumin value prior to the procedure is unknown and what replacement fluid was used for the wbcd.A review of the device history record (dhr) for this unit showed no irregularities during manufacturing that were relevant to this issue.Updated investigation: the run data file (rdf) was analyzed for this event.Review of the run data file associated with this procedure determined that no definitive root cause for the reported adverse event could be identified.Due to the nature of wbcd collections, some platelet loss and rbc loss is expected.The system operated as intended and the procedure was run within standard operating limits.The operator made no changes to the default packing factor and there were no excessive pump pauses during the run.No signs of aggregation were observed in the aim images; the collection preference (cp) was set to the default of 75 and the operator made several adjustments ranging from 65-78 throughout the procedure.The replacement fluid type was albumin/saline and the final fluid balance was 100%.Terumo bct does not recommend a replacement fluid type for wbcd procedures.Per the optia operator's manual, the appropriate replacement fluid type and replace volume to adequately support the patient is prescribed by the physician.Investigation is in process.A follow up report will be provided.
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