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(b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.On (b)(6) 2019, it was reported by a nurse that she has a patient who was admitted to the hospital, in the afternoon of (b)(6) 2019, due to kinked cannula, diabetic ketoacidosis, gastric pains and wore a pump.The nurse noticed that the patient's cannula was kinked upon removal which led to increased blood glucose levels.She received some unspecified medications to correct the insulin.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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