Randomized trial of very low birth weight infants receiving higher rates of infusion of intravenous fat emulsions during the first week of life.

D, Drenckpohl; C, McConnell; S, Gaffney; M, Niehaus; KS, Macwan

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.

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Authors:

Drenckpohl D

McConnell C

Gaffney S

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 Methods This was a randomized, controlled trial of 110 infants who were classifi...

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