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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 that led to high blood glucose and diabetic ketoacidosis.Her blood glucose at the time of the incident was above 500 mg/dl and the infusion set had been in use for 1 day.She was given a metered dose inhaler in an attempt to resolve the issue.No activity was performed prior to hospitalization.The patient received intravenous and mdi as a part of treatment and this resolved the issue.She was hospitalized for 4 days.Unomedical do not see bent/kinking as being related to human factors, but rather as a training issue including correct choices ofinsertion 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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