PMID- 36724310 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230510 LR - 20230522 IS - 1557-8593 (Electronic) IS - 1520-9156 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 5 DP - 2023 May TI - Insulin Pump-Associated Adverse Events: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Clinical Consequences and Potential Root Causes. PG - 343-355 LID - 10.1089/dia.2022.0498 [doi] AB - Objective: To explore the clinical consequences and potential root causes of insulin pump-associated adverse events (AEs) reported in the Food and Drug Administration's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database. Research Design and Methods: Qualitative template analysis of narrative data in a 20% stratified random sample (n = 2429) of reported AEs that occurred during the first 6 months of 2020 involving five insulin pump models marketed at that time: (1) MiniMed 670G, (2) MiniMed 630G, (3) Omnipod((R)), (4) Omnipod DASH((R)), and (5) t:slim X2. Results: Of the 2429 AEs, 92% included a clinical consequence in the narrative description, with critical hyperglycemia (i.e., blood glucose [BG] >400 mg/dL; 47%) and critical hypoglycemia (i.e., BG <54 mg/dL; 24%) being the most common consequence cited. Only 50% of the AE narratives included information to support the identification of a root cause. The most cited root cause informing remarks were issues with the pump or pod reservoir/cartridge (9%), the occurrence of an obstruction of flow alarm (8%), and problems with the infusion set or site (8%). Some clinical consequences and root cause informing remarks were cited more frequently in AE narratives involving specific insulin pump models, but manufacturer variability in the amount and type of information reported may have affected these findings. Conclusions: Our findings show general themes found in insulin pump-associated AE that providers can use to raise patient awareness of potential risks associated with insulin pump use and develop strategies to prevent future AEs. Improvements in AE investigation and reporting processes are still necessary. FAU - Estock, Jamie L AU - Estock JL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8279-2811 AD - Office of Research and Development; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Codario, Ronald A AU - Codario RA AD - Department of Endocrinology; VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Keddem, Shimrit AU - Keddem S AD - Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Zupa, Margaret F AU - Zupa MF AD - Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Rodriguez, Keri L AU - Rodriguez KL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1477-3659 AD - Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - DiNardo, Monica M AU - DiNardo MM AD - Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. LA - eng GR - I01 HX003581/HX/HSRD VA/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230303 PL - United States TA - Diabetes Technol Ther JT - Diabetes technology & therapeutics JID - 100889084 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Insulin/adverse effects MH - *Hypoglycemia/chemically induced/epidemiology/complications MH - Blood Glucose/analysis MH - *Hyperglycemia/drug therapy MH - Insulin Infusion Systems/adverse effects MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/drug therapy MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/adverse effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetes device safety OT - Insulin pump OT - Insulin pump adverse events OT - Insulin pump injuries OT - Insulin pump safety EDAT- 2023/02/02 06:00 MHDA- 2023/05/10 06:42 CRDT- 2023/02/01 14:33 PHST- 2023/05/10 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/02/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/01 14:33 [entrez] AID - 10.1089/dia.2022.0498 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes Technol Ther. 2023 May;25(5):343-355. doi: 10.1089/dia.2022.0498. Epub 2023 Mar 3.