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D. Wilcox, A. Fiorello, P. Glick (1993)
Hypovolemic shock and intestinal ischemia: a preventable complication of incomplete formula labeling.The Journal of pediatrics, 122 1
J. McJunkin, W. Bithoney, M. McCormick (1987)
Errors in formula concentration in an outpatient population.The Journal of pediatrics, 111 6 Pt 1
A. Lilburne, R. Oates, S. Thompson, L. Tong (1988)
Infant feeding in Sydney: A survey of mothers who bottle feedJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 24
Phillips L Abrams C (1975)
Hazards of overconcentrated milk formulaJAMA, 232
C. Abrams, L. Phillips, C. Berkowitz, P. Blackett, C. Priebe (1975)
Hazards of overconcentrated milk formula. Hyperosmolality, disseminated intravascular coagulation and gangrene.JAMA, 232 11
Oates RK Lilburne AM (1988)
Infant feeding in Sydney: a survey of mothers who bottlefeedAust Paediatr J, 24
Gabrielson IW Coodin FJ (1971)
Formula fatalityPediatrics, 47
Abstract Improper mixing of infant formula is common and can have serious adverse effects. Mixing errors have been reported due to incomplete labeling on formula packages,1 heaping or compressing dry formula in the scoop,2 and intentional overdilution or underdilution because of financial need or the desire to bolster caloric intake in a sick3 or small infant.4 We report the case of an infant whose mother was mixing a hyperosmolar formula due to confusing graduated markings on a bottle that she brought home from the hospital after the birth of her infant. Patient Report. An 18-day-old Hispanic male infant presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of constipation and reluctance to breast-feed. His mother, a 19-year-old primigravida, had been breast-feeding every 2 hours during the night and giving her son three bottles of formula during the day. For the first week of life, she had been References 1. Wilcox D, Fiorello A, Glick P. Hypovolemic shock and intestinal ischemia: a preventable complication of incomplete formula labeling . J Pediatr . 1993; 122:103-104.Crossref 2. Lilburne AM, Oates RK, Thompson S, Tong L. Infant feeding in Sydney: a survey of mothers who bottlefeed . Aust Paediatr J . 1988;24:49-54. 3. Abrams C, Phillips L, Berkowitz C, Blackett P, Priebe C. Hazards of overconcentrated milk formula . JAMA . 1975;232:1136-1140.Crossref 4. McJunkin JE, Bithoney WG, McCormick MC. Errors in formula concentration in an outpatient population . J Pediatr . 1987;111( (pt 1) ):848-850.Crossref 5. Coodin FJ, Gabrielson IW, Addiego JE. Formula fatality . Pediatrics . 1971;47: 438-439.
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine – American Medical Association
Published: Jan 1, 1995
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