Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.On (b)(6) 2021, it was reported that on one-night, the patient felt very sick after changing the infusion set and was vomiting.After the new set was in place, the patient stated that cannula was kinked at the end.Therefore, next morning on (b)(6) 2021 at 07:00 am, the patient went to the emergency room because he experienced high blood glucose level over 500 mg/dl.He did not take any manual injections and did not change the infusion set, the patient was admitted to the intensive care unit with blood glucose level over 800 mg/dl and diabetic ketoacidosis.He received insulin drip via intravenous route as corrective treatment.Reportedly, the patient was still hospitalized at the time of this report with blood glucose level of 125 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 available.
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