Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that the patient faced a kinked cannula due to which he was not getting enough insulin.They tried to treat it by multiple daily injection.Therefore, on 15-jan-2024, she first went to the emergency room and was subsequently hospitalized.Further, the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit.The patient's highest blood glucose level was 500 mg/dl and had high ketone level which healthcare professional assessed as not dangerous or life-threatening.The infusion set was used for few hours.During hospitalization, the patient received 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.Further, it was reported that over a month, the patient faced similar issue with 14 infusion sets, with site location as abdomen and blood glucose level of 500 mg/dl which they tried to treat with correction injection.The patient had high/large ketone level which the healthcare professional did not assess as dangerous/life threatening.The patient replaced infusion set and resumed insulin successfully.- 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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