In 2002, pt's temperature rose to 103 degrees, during that day the pt was treated with tylenol & antibiotics.
Tests did not indicate where the infection was, so it was decided to pull the picc as a precaution even though the exit site showed no inflammation or tenderness.
The picc was sent to the lab & staph bacteria was found on the line.
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Findings: no product was returned for eval.
It is impossible to determine a definitive cause for the complaint incident without a thorough eval of the picc.
Therefore, the complaint of infection is inconclusive.
Infections generally stem from maintenance, access or placement technique or the pt's physiology.
Infections stemming from a non-sterile device would manifest shortly after placement rather than 2 months after placement.
All bas products must meet stringent sterility and pyrogenicity testing requirements before they are released to distribution.
The mfr maintains a validated sterilization cycle that ensures this product was sterile and non-pyrogenic upon customer receipt, so long as the integrity of the mfr's sterile seal has not been compromised.
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