It was reported to vyaire medical that during provocation the patient felt unwell during aps measurement on the of ms-pft pro/aps.The patient felt a lot of pressure on her chest, dropped her eyes, turned away and started snoring.The allergy medication was discontinued in time.The patients legs were raised with a blood pressure of 71/52 mmhg and a heart rate of 51 bpm.A few minutes later was measured again with a blood pressure of 90/60 mmhg and a heart rate of 64 bpm.The patient was sent to the emergency room for observation.
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A3, g3, h1, h3, h6, h10.It is known that the treatment with a provocation system may potentially cause a reaction for some patients depending on the patient's health and individual respiratory system characteristics.This reaction is also dependent on the amount of histamine or provocation medicine administered by the healthcare professional during each test.During provocation measurement on the aps, the patient complained about chest pressure but the health care professional continued the measurement.The ifu refers to two guidelines stating that the healthcare professional should be familiar with the treatment of airway obstructions and asthmatic attacks (page 140).Chest tightness is listed in the ats guidelines as a symptom.According to the ers airway responsiveness article, the patient should be instructed to discontinue inhalation if symptoms become troublesome.As a conclusion, an use error by the healthcare professional led to the fainting of the patient.The risk is addressed in the risk management file of the device.The use error poses an acceptable health risk, thus not reportable.B1, b3, d9, h11 - b1: no malfunction of the device because it functioned as intended.Use error.
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