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New York Times Slams FDA for Failure to Act on Look-Alike Tubes Used in Hospitals
By Marc J. Bern - Last updated: Saturday, August 21, 2010
An article in the New York Times illustrates the dangerous consequences of mistakes involving look-alike tubing in medical applications and faults the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s lax oversight of these medical devices. Much of the clear plastic tubing used in hospitals for intravenous IV lines, feeding tubes, oxygen delivery and a wide range of [...]
