RSSUp to 17 babies given overdoses of blood thinner
Carolyn Hileman - The Voice | July 10, 2008
(CNN) — A Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital is investigating how up to 17 babies in a neonatal intensive care unit received overdoses of the blood thinner heparin. One of the babies died.
The infant was one of 17 who may have received a more concentrated form of heparin than was prescribed, Christus Spohn Hospital South said in a statement.
Heparin is an anticoagulant often used to clean the IVs of patients and prevent blood clots from forming in the lines.
It came into the public spotlight last year when newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid nearly died after receiving an overdose at a Los Angeles hospital.
Nursing staff at the Corpus Christi hospital discovered the problem Sunday — two days after the medication is believed to have been first administered, according to Bruce Holstien, president and CEO of Christus Spohn Health System.
The hospital said it took corrective measures after the discovery.
A preliminary investigation concluded that “the medication error occurred during the mixing process within the hospital pharmacy,” Holstein said in a statement.
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