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Unomedical reference number: (b)(4).Event occurred in united states.The patient's mother reported that the infusion set's cannula was bent.Reportedly, the patient's blood glucose was 662 mg/dl and experienced diabetic ketoacidosis (ketone level was 7.2 mmol/l).The patient self-treated with a corrective bolus.Subsequently, the patient was admitted in the hospital, where insulin drip was given as a corrective treatment which resolved the issue.The patient was hospitalized for two days and there was no permanent damage to the patient.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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