Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.On (b)(6) 2023, it was reported that the patient faced a bent cannula when she removed the infusion sets.Due to this issue she felt sick, very weak, her bile threw up and experienced high blood glucose level.Therefore, they tried to treat it via pump, but her blood glucose level was not coming down.So, on (b)(6) 2023, she was admitted to the hospital due to diabetic ketoacidosis with blood glucose level of 500 mg/dl.During hospitalization, the patient received insulin drip intravenously as corrective treatment.After staying for three days in the hospital, the patient was released.Currently, her blood glucose level was 114 mg/dl.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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