From the information provided, there is no indication that there was any device malfunction, nonconformance, or misuse that contributed to the reported event.Potential adverse events in the instructions for use (ifu) with the tablo system includes, but are not limited to, other, more serious, complications arising from dialysis, such as hemorrhage, air embolism, acidosis, alkalosis or hemolysis, can cause serious patient injury or death.Outset medical, inc.Technical team has reviewed site system logs with a procedure date of (b)(6) 2021, and verified that there was no issue with the system which caused the patient event.The device is functioning post treatment.A review of production records for this unit did not note any manufacturing nonconformances that would contribute to a product.
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It was reported that a patient coded and expired during a dialysis treatment.The patient was admitted through the emergency department (ed) with septic shock, covid-19 and kidney injury.The care personnel reported that prior to treatment the patient was hypotensive, declined in ed and was intubated and continued to deteriorate in the intensive care unit (icu).The patient was on four vasopressors, sedated, intubated, and on iv fluids.It was noted that access was placed and the dialysis unit was called in to dialyze the patient knowing that the patient would not do well; however, the patient's family insisted.Per the information received from the customer site, the patient death was unrelated to the tablo device, rather they attributed it to the patient's pre-existing condition.
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