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Another tragic parenteral nutrition compounding error.

June 10, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 21, 2011;16:1-3.

This article analyzes a fatal error involving parenteral nutrition and makes recommendations to prevent such incidents.

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