Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that the patient's mother that her 12-years-old daughter faced a bent cannula which led to high blood glucose level on (b)(6) 2024.Reportedly, her daughter was not feeling well (dizziness, nausea) and flu/illness.They tried to treat it with bolus via pump, but on the same day ((b)(6) 2023), she first went to the emergency room and was subsequently hospitalized due to diabetic ketoacidosis.Her highest blood glucose level was over 400 mg/dl and had high ketone level which her healthcare professional assessed as dangerous or life-threatening.Moreover, the issue occurred with one infusion set used for three days (within labeling), and site location was patient's abdomen.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.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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