Fat emulsions for complete intravenous nutrition

Nitrogen-Sparing Effect of Different Feeding Regimes in Patients After Operation

“…These quantities of nitrogen and calories, and those used in other postoperative studies where nitrogen equilibrium was not achieved (Abbott et al, 1957;Larsen and Breckner, 1965;Johnston, Marino and Stevens, 1966;Hallberg et al, 1967), exceed the theoretical requirements of patients recovering from operation. In our study the range of non-protein calorie intake varied from 6 kcal.kg-1 .day" 1 to 51 kcal.kg-1 .day" 1 and yet significant group differences only became apparent from the 2nd day after operation, after which there was a linear relationship between the improvement in nitrogen balance and the increase in calorie intake.…”

Parenteral Nutrition in Infants and Children

“…The lipid was required in order to provide adequate calories without an excessive osmotic load as well as a source of essential fatty acids (EFA). An artificial "chylomicron" composed of soybean oil and egg phosphatides was developed by Wretlind and Schuberth in 1963 that is still in use today [4].…”

Postmortem Findings in Three Patients Treated With Intravenous Fat Emulsions

“…1 No studies have been carried out to elucidate differences in the rate of complications after the use of 20% vs 10% of fat emulsions.…”