Patient's step-father reported that an infusion pump was being used to infuse his step-son with total parenteral nutrition (tpn).According to the reporter, the patient went to bed during an infusion, and his tpn bag was set on the floor next to his bed.It was reported that at 10:00 a.M.The next morning, the patient was found deceased.According to the reporter, a hole was found in the tpn bag, and the pump continued to run as usual without alarm.The reporter explained that an autopsy would be performed to determine cause of death.According to the reporter, the patient's pump and accessories will be kept by the patient's health care practitioner for investigation.Additional information regarding device details, accessory information, autopsy results, address info, and patient pre-conditions have been requested.No information has been provided at this time.
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