InjuryFHO
VERRES NEEDLE
Received Oct 21, 1997 · Event occurred Jan 8, 1997
Report 1418479-1997-00053 · MDR key 128317
Device
Generic name
Pneumoperitoneum Needle
Manufacturer
Richard Wolf GmbhModel number
8302.15Catalog number
8302.15
Lot number
UNK
Patient
23 YR
- Bleeding
- Hearing Loss
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE PT WAS UNDERGOING A DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROTOMY. A HEMATOMA WAS NOTED IN TEH LEFT ILIAC FOSSA. A LAPAROTOMY WAS DONE AND THE RETROPERITONEUM WAS EXPLORED BY A VASCULAR SURGEON. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF INJURY TO THE AORTO-ILIAC ARTERIES OR VEINS. THE HEMATOMA WAS EVACUATED. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE COLON OR SMALL BOWEL. POST-OPERATIVELY THE PT DID WELL. LENGTH OF STAY - 5 DAYS.
Remedial action
- Other