Dennis Quaid's newborn twins are in stable condition after being given an accidental drug overdose at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
In a statement to Usmagazine.com, Quaid’s rep said: “Dennis and [his wife] Kimberly appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers and hope they can maintain their privacy at this difficult time.” Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace - whom Quaid and his wife welcomed via a surrogate on November 8 — were given a 10,000 units of Heparin — an anti-coagulant used to flush out IV lines and prevent blood clots — this past Sunday and began to "bleed out," TMZ.com first reported Tuesday. (Babies typically get 10 units.)
The newborns, who are in the hospital's neo-natal intensive care unit, are being given the drug Protamine, which reverses the effects of Heparin.
UPDATE: We're told as many as thirteen patients at Cedars were mistakenly given the overdose of Heparin, but the effects are more critical because of the age and weight of the twins.
We send all good wishes to the Quaid family during this difficult time.
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