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Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.The patient reported that she was not receiving insulin due to a bent cannula which led to high blood glucose level and diabetic ketoacidosis.The patient's blood glucose level was 900 mg/dl when she was admitted in the hospital.She stayed in the icu for a week and was treated with manual injections.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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