Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that the patient experienced high blood glucose level due to a kinked cannula because of this the insulin was not being delivered to the patient and the insulin was bad.Therefore, he tried to treat it with bolus via the pump several times, but the blood glucose level was not going down.Subsequently, on (b)(6) 2021, the patient was admitted to the hospital due to diabetic ketoacidosis and high blood glucose level.His highest blood glucose level was over 600 mg/dl.During hospitalization, the pump was removed, insulin, fluids of saline and unspecified intravenous medication (drug name unknown) were administered as corrective treatment, which resolved the issue.On (b)(6) 2021, the patient was released from the hospital with no permanent damage.Moreover, the patient reported that since (b)(6) (previously), he had experienced diabetic ketoacidosis three time and for each time he had been hospitalized.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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