PEDIATRICS Vol. 75 No. 6 June 1985, pp. 1167
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Heparinization of Alimentation Solutions

RONALD L. POLAND MD1 and MARY P. BEDARD MD1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201

We read with interest the article by Alpan and associates (Pediatrics 1984;74:375-378) concerning heparinization of alimentation solutions administered through peripheral veins. The authors conclude that heparinization of these solutions should be considered because they observed a significant reduction in the incidence of phlebitis and a prolongation of the mean period of catheter patency. The data presented in their table 2, however, reveals (through calculation) that the 13 infants in the heparinized group received peripheral vein alimentation for a mean duration of 20 days whereas those in the nonheparinized group received it for only ten days.