IV fat emulison bag cracking

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Sean O'Neill
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IV fat emulison bag cracking

For those organization which dispense IV lipids separate from TPN, are you seeing an increase incidence of cracking and/or leaking at the bag insertion site?

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Sean O'Neill
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia