The profile of technical complaints related to infusion sets sold in Brazil and the impact on patient safety

Infusion sets are medical devices that, when presenting quality deviations, can cause harm to a large number of people. This study aimed to evaluate the profile of technical complaint notifications made on the Notivisa System, developed by Anvisa – Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (National...

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Autores: Ramirez, Sonia Silva, Leandro, Katia Chistina, Feitoza-Silva, Michele
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Repositorio:RECIIS (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br:article/3167
Acceso en línea:https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/3167
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Equipo
Segurança do paciente
Tecnovigilância
Vigilância sanitária
Gestão de riscos
Infusion set
Patient safety
Technovigilance
Health surveillance
Risk management
Seguridad del paciente
Vigilancia sanitaria
Tecnovigilancia
Gestión de riesgos
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Sumario:Infusion sets are medical devices that, when presenting quality deviations, can cause harm to a large number of people. This study aimed to evaluate the profile of technical complaint notifications made on the Notivisa System, developed by Anvisa – Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (National Agency for Health Surveillance), so as to discuss its impact on patient safety. By means of quantitative methodology, devices sold from 2016 to 2017 was evaluated, five years after the establishment of compulsory metrological certification. The main technical complaints referred to integrity problems (82.70%): mechanical defect, leaks, flow shutdown issues, fluid obstruction and detachment, packaging or labeling problems (8.54%) and presence of foreign bodies and dirt (7.97%). Such failures can interfere with diagnostic and/or treatment procedures such as the administration of chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics and also the transfusion process. Thus, the technovigilance is essential for health safety in the market, based on the identification of risks and the possibility of mitigating them, thus promoting the patient safety.