Fatal accidental lipid overdose with intravenous composite lipid emulsion in a premature newborn: a case report

• Main Authors: Maliha Badr (Author), Marion Goulard (Author), Bénédicte Theret (Author), Agathe Roubertie (Author), Stéphanie Badiou (Author), Roselyne Pifre (Author), Virginie Bres (Author), Gilles Cambonie (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tenfold or more overdose of a drug or preparation is a dreadful adverse event in neonatology, often due to an error in programming the infusion pump flow rate. Lipid overdose is exceptional in this context and has never been reported during the administration of a composite intra...