Heparin errors continue despite prior, high-profile, fatal events.

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Heparin errors continue despite prior, high-profile, fatal events.

August 6, 2008

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 17, 2008;13:1-2.

Drawing on analysis from previously reported errors, this article describes possible causes of recent neonatal heparin overdoses along with potential solutions.

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