Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.On 26-mar-2024, it was reported that the patient faced a bent cannula and yesterday ((b)(6) 2024), at 11:00 am, the patient experienced high blood glucose level, vomiting and felt nauseous, which they tried to treat with insulin drip intravenously, but on the same day ((b)(6) 2024), at 12:00 pm, he was admitted to the hospital due to diabetic ketoacidosis with blood glucose level of 829 mg/dl.Moreover, he tested positive for ketone levels (40 ketones in urine).During hospitalization, the patient received insulin drip intravenously and lantus as corrective treatment.At the time of this report, he was still in the hospital.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 available.
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