Intravenous nutrition to supply energy and essential fatty acids
Patients with essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD) who cannot maintain or restore a normal essential fatty acid pattern by oral intake
Intravenous nutrition to supply energy and essential fatty acids
Patients with essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD) who cannot maintain or restore a normal essential fatty acid pattern by oral intake
10%,20%,30% Intralipid, (100ml, 250ml and 500ml) glass bottles
Prematures and low birthweight neonates: 0.5-1 g/kg body wt/day followed by a successive increase by 0.5-1 g/kg body wt/day up to 2g/kg bw/day.
Neonates and infants: 0.5-4 g TG/kg body wt/day.
Adults : up to 3 g TG/kg body wt/day
Characteristics | Intralipid 10% | Intralipid 20% | Intralipid 30% |
Soybean oil (g/l) | 100 | 200 | 300 |
Egg phospholipids (g/l) | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Glycerol (g/l) | 22 | 22 | 16.7 |
pH | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Osmolality (mosm/kg water) | 300 | 350 | 310 |
Osmolarity (mosm/l) | 260 | 260 | 200 |
Energy (kcal/l) | 1100 | 2000 | 3000 |
Phosphate (mmol/l) | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Phospholipid/TG ratio | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Shelf life (months) | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Route of Adm | peripheral | peripheral | peripheral |