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No code available - excessive leaking of gastric contents and blood, multiple surgeries, stoma site fistula, 8-inches in diameter, communicating track from the stomach to the patient¿s skin.Mdr report number - refer to (b)(4) for mic* gastrostomy feeding tube, 18 fr.The actual complaint product was not returned for evaluation.Root cause could not be determined.A review of the device history record is not possible as the lot number aa6355d02 referred by customer, does not correspond to the manufacturing history for code 0100-22.The database of finished goods was reviewed and we did not find registered the lot number aa6355d02.Halyard health has no independent knowledge of the event reported but is relaying the information that was provided by the user facility where the incident occurred.(b)(4).Device not returned.
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It was reported by the caregiver that the patient died (b)(6) 2016.The patient was admitted to the hospital at the end of (b)(6) 2016 from the emergency room with diaphoresis and a distended abdomen.The hospital placed a 22 french mic gastrostomy tube in the patient.Twenty-four hours after placement, the caregiver noticed the stoma site was increasing in size.The patient was transferred to a different hospital at the request of the caregiver.During transport, the patient had excessive leaking of gastric contents and blood.Upon arrival at the hospital, the 22 french was expelled because of a balloon break.The mic gastrostomy tube was replaced with an 18 french mic gastrostomy tube.The caregiver stated that within 24-hours, the 18 french mic gastrostomy tube was also expelled and appeared intact.The caregiver stated the patient experienced multiple surgeries, bowel leakage, and a stoma site fistula, 8-inches in diameter.The patient also received blood transfusions during the hospital stay, and was released home on a ventilator.The patient was at home for eight to nine days and experienced a perforated bowel and was re-admitted to the hospital.Additional information was received from the caregiver on (b)(6) 2017.The caregiver stated a summary of care from the hospital was found with the date of admission, (b)(6)2016 and discharge date of (b)(6) 2016.The patient was admitted with a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tube dysfunction and a communicating track from the stomach to the patient¿s skin.The peg tube was removed and a nasal-jejunal tube was placed.The patient was on a tube feeds for 16 hours a day with water flushes and needed on going wound care.The caregiver stated, the patient had a long-term history of problems with the stoma site prior to this occurrence.No additional information provided.
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