Randomized Trial of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Receiving Higher Rates of Infusion of Intravenous Fat Emulsions During the First Week of Life

Drenckpohl, Douglas; McConnell, Connie; Gaffney, Shirley; Niehaus, Matt; S. Macwan, Kamlesh

doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2282

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Randomized Trial of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Receiving Higher Rates of Infusion of Intravenous Fat Emulsions During the First Week of Life

Published in PEDIATRICS • Oct 1, 2008

Authors:

Douglas Drenckpohl

Connie McConnell

Shirley Gaffney

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to determine whether very low birth weight infants could tolerate higher rates of infusion of intravenous fat emulsion during the first week of life and maintain their serum triglyceride levels at ≤200 mg/dL. METHODS. This was a randomized, controlled trial of 110 infants who...

Subject

Medicine

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Randomized controlled trial

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