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Intravenous Lipid Emulsions (ILE)
Role for ILE
© 2019 ASPEN | American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. All Rights Reserved. • Source of essential fatty acids
• Concentrated source of calories
o Allows patients to meet energy needs without excessive dextrose load
• Historically, only soybean oil ILE available in US
o High n-6:n-3 ratio = pro-inflammatory (7:1)
• Recent FDA approval and availability of alternative ILE’s
o 4-oil ILE (Soybean, MCT, Olive oil, fish oil)
o Olive oil-soybean oil mixtures
o 100% fish oil
Vanek VW. Nutr Clin Pract. 2012;27(2):150-192
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