Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that on (b)(6) 2021, the patient faced a kinked cannula symptoms/issue noticed three hours after insertion of the infusion set due to which she experienced high blood glucose level which they tried to treat with multiple daily injection, but on the same day ((b)(6)-2021), she was admitted to the emergency room and was subsequently hospitalized due to high blood glucose level.Her highest blood glucose level was 531 mg/dl.The infusion had been used for three days.During hospitalization, the patient received fluids of saline, insulin and unspecified medication intravenously as corrective treatment which resolved the issue.On (b)(6) 2021, she was released from the hospital with no permanent damage.Moreover, it was reported that the kinked cannula issue occurred with three infusion sets and her blood glucose level was 135 mg/dl at the time of the event.Further, they replaced the infusion set and insulin was resumed successfully.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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