Insulin process in the IV lab

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Julie Botsford
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Insulin process in the IV lab

There is a lot of safety literature about using insulin syringes only in patient care areas. Is this true also in the IV lab? We are currently NOT using insulin syringes because the labels state the volume to be drawn up. We are not doing patient specific doses in our lab but making TPNs, insulin infusions, etc. I would be interested to hear about your experience and reasons why you are doing what you are doing.

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