Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states it was reported that on (b)(6) 2022, a (b)(6) year-old male child patient experienced high blood glucose level due to a bent cannula, which they tried to treat with a bolus via the pump.The infusion set had been used for three days.Subsequently, he went to the emergency room as his highest blood glucose level was reported to be more than 500 mg/dl.He stayed there for 4-5 hours and was administered fluids of saline, insulin, and an unspecified mediation (drug name unknown) intravenously as corrective treatment which resolved the issue.On (b)(6) 2022, he was released from the hospital with no permanent damage.Moreover, on (b)(6) 2022, he faced a kinked cannula, and the symptoms/issue were noticed within three hours of insertion.At the time of the event, his blood glucose level was 340 mg/dl and the infusion set had been used for at most about 30-60 minutes.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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