Tisseel side effects: Mastoid pain and wound purulent drainage 4 days post-op skull base surgery for pulsatile tinnitus. Tisseel and teflon fibers used to separate cerebellar artery from auditory nerve.
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September 5, 2008 · Filed Under Tisseel side effects
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| Side Effect Date:2007-08-14 | |||||||||||||||
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Symptoms: Mastoid pain and wound purulent drainage 4 days post-op skull base surgery for pulsatile tinnitus. Tisseel and teflon fibers used to separate cerebellar artery from auditory nerve. |
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Medication Name: TISSEEL |
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Diagnosis or Reason for Use: Seal and separate teflon from the AICA and auditory nerve. Surgery was endoscopic. |
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Describe Event, Problem or Product Use Error: Enterobacter aerogenes bacterial meningitis with subdural abscess. Suspect contaminated batch of Tisseel. |
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| Medication dose: Few CC mixed in OR by nurse | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency of Use: Once | |||||||||||||||
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Other medications used at the time of event: None |
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Other Relevant History, Including Preexisting Medical Conditions: None |
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| Patient’s Age at the time of event: 57 | |||||||||||||||
| Patient’s gender: M | |||||||||||||||
| Patient’s weight at the timeof event: 210 | |||||||||||||||
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