Nurse attempted to start piv left foot.Nurse reported, "while pulling back slightly on the needle to advance catheter, nurse felt needle puncture the side of the catheter while the catheter was inserted in the pt." upon nurse removing iv catheter from foot, discovered a portion of the plastic catheter was stuck in pt's foot.Providers called to bedside with unsuccessful attempts to remove.X-ray left foot showed small broken catheter tip along medial aspect of the foot adjacent to base of 1st metatarsal.Plastic surgery consulted (b)(6) 2019.X-ray left foot showed with incision made followed by removal of foreign body / plastic catheter.Nurse reported defective iv catheter.Fda safety report id# (b)(4).
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