Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that a (b)(6) year-old male child patient experienced high blood glucose level due to a kinked cannula.Therefore, they tried to treat it with multiple daily injections, but on (b)(6) 2022, the patient went to the emergency room due to high blood glucose level.His highest blood glucose level was between 600-700 mg/dl, and he had high ketone levels which his healthcare professional assessed as dangerous/life threatening.Moreover, the infusion set had been used for 3 days.After spending four hours in the emergency room, the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit.During hospitalization, he received fluids of saline, insulin, and unspecified medication (drug name unknown) intravenously as corrective treatment which resolved the issue.On (b)(6) 2022, the patient was released from the hospital with no permanent damage.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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