Effect of a reused insulin needle remaining in a patient's body

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases at present, and insulin pen injection therapy plays an important role in the treatment of diabetes. However, the majority of patients might reuse disposable insulin pen needles for various reasons, which leads to related complications. As far as we...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes investigation 2023-06, Vol.14 (6), p.821-823
Main Authors: Qiao, Yong‐jie, Xin‐yuan, Yu, Xu, Rui‐ling, Song, Xiao‐yang, Ye, Shuo, Zhen, Ping, Zhou, Sheng‐hu, Zhang, Hao‐qiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Case Report
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy
Elbow
Foreign bodies
Goats
Hospitals
Humans
Injection
Injections, Subcutaneous
injections subcutaneous
Insulin
Insulin - therapeutic use
needle
Needles
Patients
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Summary:Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases at present, and insulin pen injection therapy plays an important role in the treatment of diabetes. However, the majority of patients might reuse disposable insulin pen needles for various reasons, which leads to related complications. As far as we know, this article is the first to describe a patient whose needle remained in the right upper limb while reusing a disposable insulin injection needle for subcutaneous insulin injection with the non‐dominant hand. The patient went to the doctor 1 week later. The needle moved from the lateral area of the proximal upper arm (the injection site) to the posterolateral area of the distal upper arm. The needle was then successfully removed by surgery. The reuse of disposable insulin pen needles might lead to serious complications. It is suggested to strengthen the education of people living with diabetes to help them use insulin pen needles safely. A needle remaining in the patient's body is a theoretically possible, but rare, complication, and no case has been reported in the literature so far. In this article, we first present a case of a reused disposable insulin pen needle remaining in the patient's body, and the needle was successfully removed by surgery.
ISSN:2040-1116
2040-1124
DOI:10.1111/jdi.14003