Open AccessParenteral lipid administration to very-low-birth-weight infants—early introduction of lipids and use of new lipid emulsions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Hester Vlaardingerbroek,
M. Veldhorst,
Sandra Spronk,
Chris H.P. van den Akker,
Johannes B. van Goudoever
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.040717
Subject(s) - medicine , parenteral nutrition , sepsis , meta analysis , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , birth weight , low birth weight , soybean oil , pediatrics , physiology , biology , pregnancy , pathology , optics , genetics , physics
The use of intravenous lipid emulsions in preterm infants has been limited by concerns regarding impaired lipid tolerance. As a result, the time of initiation of parenteral lipid infusion to very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants varies widely among different neonatal intensive care units. However, lipids provide energy for protein synthesis and supply essential fatty acids that are necessary for central nervous system development.
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