Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that on (b)(6) 2022, a (b)(6) year-old female child patient faced a kinked cannula.The infusion set had been used for two days.Reportedly, a white line was formed on cannula indicating that the cannula was bent at 90 degrees and the symptoms/issue was noticed after three hours of insertion.At the time of the event, her blood glucose level was 600 mg/dl and consequently, she was taken to the hospital after changing the infusion set.Moreover, she had high/large ketones, but her health care professional did not assess it as dangerous/ life threatening.Moreover, they replaced the infusion set and resumed insulin successfully.However, it was stated that the infusion set was kinked not a bend.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.
|