DISPOSABLE PHOSPHATE ENEMA
Received Jan 14, 1998 · Event occurred Dec 19, 1997
Report 6000008-1998-00002 · MDR key 143640
Device
Generic name
Disposable Phosphate Enema
Manufacturer
Chester LaboratoriesModel number
20306-010Catalog number
20306-010
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Unknown (for use when the device problem is not known)
Patient
55 YR
- Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE NURSE WAS ADMINISTERING THE ENEMA WHEN THE PT BECAME DIAPHORETIC AND COMPLAINED OF LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN AT WHICH POINT THE NURSE STOPPED ADMINISTERING THE ENEMA. HE EXPELLED THE CONTENTS OF THE ENEMA AND THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD EXPELLED AS WELL. THE DOCTOR PERFORMED A SIGMOIDOSCOPY AND OBSERVED A RECTAL TEAR. THE PT WAS HOSPITALIZED UNTIL 12/21/97 AND RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS AND OBSERVATION. DURING HIS HOSPITALIZATION HE EXPERIENCED AN ELEVATED WBC, NAUSEA AND VOMITING, AND A LOW GRADE TEMPERATURE. HE HAS HAD A FOLLOW-UP DOCTORS VISIT POST HOSPITALIZATION AND NO ADD'L TREATMENT WAS NEEDED.