Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states it was reported that an (b)(6) old female child patient experienced high blood glucose level due to a bent cannula.Therefore, they tried to treat it with a bolus via the pump, but on (b)(6) 2022, the patient went to the to the emergency room due to high blood glucose level.Her highest blood glucose level was 480 mg/dl and she had high ketone levels.Moreover, the infusion set had been used for every 3 days.During her stay in the emergency room, the patient received fluids of saline, insulin, and unspecified medication (drug name unknown) intravenously as corrective treatment which resolved the issue.After spending 8 hours in the emergency room, on the same day ((b)(6) 2022), the patient was released from the hospital with no permanent damage.Further, they replaced the infusion set and insulin was resumed successfully.Since that date ((b)(6) 2022), the patient faced bent cannula symptoms/issue noticed three hours after insertion and this issue occurred with six infusion sets.Her blood glucose level was between 380-499 mg/dl.The infusion had been used for 3 hours to 2 days.Further, they replaced the infusion set and the 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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