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Adverse Event Reports on Automatic External Defibrillators from 1996 - 2003. Oscar H Tovar MD and Beverly Gallauresi RN, MPH Food and Drug Administration Office of Surveillance and Biometrics Office of Device Evaluation. Medical Device Reporting. Beverly Gallauresi RN, MPH
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Adverse Event Reportson Automatic External Defibrillators from 1996 - 2003 Oscar H Tovar MD and Beverly Gallauresi RN, MPH Food and Drug Administration Office of Surveillance and Biometrics Office of Device Evaluation
Medical Device Reporting Beverly Gallauresi RN, MPH Division of Postmarket Surveillance Office of Surveillance and Biometrics
MDR – A Brief Description • Nationwide passive surveillance • mandatory and voluntary reports • Reporters • manufacturers, importers • user facilities • voluntary • Types of reports • deaths • serious injuries • malfunctions CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
What is an Adverse Event ? An event whereby a medical device has, or may have, caused or contributed to a death or serious injury. Includes events associated with: - device failure - improper / inadequate design - device malfunction - manufacturing (problems) - use error - labeling (problems) CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
MAUDE Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Methodology for Data Retrieval • Product code • August 1996 - December 2003 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Manufacturer ReportsAugust 1996 - December 2003 • DEATH 590 • INJURY 10 • MALFUNCTION 7044 • TOTAL 7644 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Limitations of MDR • Underreporting • No incidence data • Biased reporting • Uncertain causality CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Oscar H Tovar MD Food and Drug Administration Office of Device Evaluation Office of Surveillance and Biometrics
Background • The benefits of early defibrillation in public places have been shown in numerous studies • There is a steady increase in deployment of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) • The estimated AED growth rate for the USA was 8.2% for 2000 and 2001, 11.5% for 2002 and 22.0% for 2003. It is estimated to be about 20% per year in the next 5 years* *Frost & Sullivan, September 2003 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Background • The success of early defibrillation implies that the AED works in the first attempt and consistently in the following attempts if necessary • An AED failure to deliver a defibrillation shock decreases significantly the probability of survival of a patient in ventricular fibrillation • There is scarce information about adverse events associated with AED use CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Goals of the Study To assess adverse event reports – particularly deaths- associated with AED failure from 1996 to 2003 To determine AED component failure or factors that resulted in failed defibrillation associated with deaths CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Methods • We reviewed Medical Device Reports (MDR) submitted by AED manufacturers to the FDA for AED-related adverse events. • MDRs were received from 8-19-1996 to 12-31-2003. • We analyzed MDRs using the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database from the FDA. CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Methods • The manufacturer results and conclusion codes (following failure analyses) were used to assess the association of device and component failure with a patient death. Both results and conclusions were grouped in categories. CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Adverse Events 1996-1999 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Adverse Events 2000-2003 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Adverse Events 1996-1999 2000-2003 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
AED Malfunctions 1996-2003 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
AED Injuries 1996-2003 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
AED-Associated Deaths CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Manufacturers’ Conclusions 1996-1999 Percent CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Manufacturers’ Conclusions 2000-2003 Percent CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Manufacturers’ Conclusions 1996-2003 Percent 2000-2003 1996-1999 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Component Failure 1996-1999 Percent CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Component Failure 2000-2003 Percent CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Component Failure 1996-2003 Percent 2000-2003 1996-1999 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
AED Recalls 1996-2003 CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Conclusions The results suggest that: • The number of reported deaths associated with AED failure is markedly more frequent than injuries • Reported AED failure is increasing, along with increase in AED deployment CDRH / FDA/ DHHS
Conclusions • There is a relative decrease in reported electrical component failure • There is relative decrease in reported device operation outside specifications (which includes use error) CDRH / FDA/ DHHS