Sort Through Different IV Lipids

September 2021

You may need to clarify the efficacy and safety of different lipid injectable emulsions...Intralipid, Smoflipid, Omegaven, etc.

IV lipids made only of soybean oil (Intralipid, Nutrilipid) have been our go-to for parenteral nutrition (PN).

But soybean is linked to inflammation, immunosuppression, and liver dysfunction. That's why newer IV lipids use less or no soybean oil.

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