MalfunctionFOS
CATHETER, UMBILICAL ARTERY
Received Aug 30, 2022 · Event occurred Jul 25, 2022
Report 15319379 · MDR key 15319379
Device
Product problems
- Crack
- Fluid/Blood Leak
Patient
259 DA · Male
- Insufficient Information
- Insufficient Information
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
WHEN RN (REGISTERED NURSE) DID THE HANDS-ON CARE THIS MORNING, FOUND UVC (UMBILICAL VENOUS CATHETER) WAS LEAKING FROM THE SECONDARY PORT HUB. RN FLUSHED THE SECONDARY PORT WITH SALINE AND FOUND LEAKING FROM A SMALL CRACK ON THE CATHETER. NNP (NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER) WAS NOTIFIED AND NNP AT BEDSIDE FOR EVAL. DISCONTINUED THE UVC PER ORDER. IT WAS INSERTED AT 1330 HOURS. NS (NORMAL SALINE) WITH HEPARIN WAS INFUSING AS KVO (KEEP VEIN OPEN). NO NEED OF ANY REPLACEMENT AS THE ANTIBIOTIC DISCONTINUED THIS MORNING.