Pulmonary dysfunction-Hypoxic episodes during administration of IVFE have been reported. IVFE has been routinely and successfully used without adverse effects in patients requiring TPN who have pancreatitis without hypertriglyceridemia. The risk can be minimized by avoiding fat during the acute period and starting administration of a small dose once the patient is stable. If hypertriglyceridemia is suspected, draw the serum level more than 12 hours after completion of the previous IVFE infusion. Clinical studies in patients have been few.
Present conclusions regarding the extent of clinical immunosuppression are difficult to reach.
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