Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that the patient faced a kinked/bent cannula which led to high blood glucose level.Therefore, on (b)(6) 2024, the patient first went to the emergency room and was subsequently hospitalized due to high blood glucose level.Further, the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit.The patient's highest blood glucose level was 1000mg/dl and ketone level were small which the healthcare professionals did not assessed as dangerous or life-threatening.Moreover, the issue occurred with one infusion set used for three days.During hospitalization, the patient received lantus, fluids of saline (unknown), insulin, and unspecified medication (drug name unknown) intravenously as corrective treatment which resolved the issue.On (b)(6) 2024, the patient was released from the hospital with no permanent damage.Unomedical do not see bent/kinking as being related to human factors, but rather as a training issue including correct choices of insertion sites and infusion sets and cannula length.Furthermore, the soft cannula is a flexible material that during use and upon removal can bend slightly.No further information was available.
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