Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi, Texas, is investigating how 17 infants in the neonatal intensive care unit were administered a concentrated form of the blood thinner heparin. One of the babies died, but the hospital is unsure whether heparin contributed to the fatality.CNN: Up to 17 babies given overdoses of blood thinner (July 9, 2008)

The overdose was discovered on Sunday, July 6, 2008, after what the hospital thinks was a mix-up at the facility's pharmacy. One of the 17 babies died. However, Dr. Richard Davis, chief medical officer for the hospital, stated that the baby that died was seriously ill and the hospital is unsure as to what role, if any, heparin played in the baby's death.CNN: Up to 17 babies given overdoses of blood thinner (July 9, 2008)

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