TRANSCUTANEOUS APPLICATION OF OIL AND PREVENTION OF ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN PRETERM INFANTS

被引:19
|
作者
LEE, EJ [1 ]
GIBSON, RA [1 ]
SIMMER, K [1 ]
机构
[1] FLINDERS UNIV S AUSTRALIA, MED CTR, DEPT PAEDIAT & CHILD HLTH, BEDFORD PK, SA 5042, AUSTRALIA
关键词
D O I
10.1136/adc.68.1_Spec_No.27
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
The topical application of vegetable oil was assessed as an alternative means of providing essential fatty acids (EFA) to parentally fed preterm infants who were not receiving lipid. Three infant pairs ranging in gestational age from 26-32 weeks were studied. Safflower oil or safflower oil esters (1 g linoleic acid/kg/day) were applied to available areas daily. All infants rapidly developed biochemical EFA deficiency. The plasma fatty acid profiles were similar in infants with or without topical oil, and all returned to normal once parenteral lipid was introduced. We found no evidence to suggest that the transdermal route is of use in the nutritional management of preterm infants.
引用
收藏
页码:27 / 28
页数:2
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN PARENTERALLY FED PRETERM INFANTS
    LEE, EJ
    SIMMER, K
    GIBSON, RA
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 1993, 29 (01) : 51 - 55
  • [2] ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN PREMATURE-INFANTS
    FARRELL, PM
    GUTCHER, GR
    PALTA, M
    DEMETS, D
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 1988, 48 (02): : 220 - 229
  • [3] ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN PREMATURE-INFANTS
    不详
    [J]. NUTRITION REVIEWS, 1989, 47 (02) : 39 - 41
  • [4] CORRECTION OF ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN NEWBORN-INFANTS BY CUTANEOUS APPLICATION OF SUNFLOWER-SEED OIL
    FRIEDMAN, Z
    SHOCHAT, SJ
    MAISELS, MJ
    MARKS, KH
    LAMBERTH, EL
    [J]. PEDIATRICS, 1976, 58 (05) : 650 - 654
  • [5] INUNCTION OF OIL TO CORRECT ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY
    FRIEDMAN, Z
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 1978, 93 (06): : 1068 - 1069
  • [6] PLATELET-AGGREGATION IN INFANTS WITH ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY
    FRIEDMAN, Z
    LAMBERTH, EL
    STAHLMAN, MT
    OATES, JA
    [J]. ADVANCES IN PROSTAGLANDIN AND THROMBOXANE RESEARCH, 1976, 2 : 852 - 853
  • [7] ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN INFANTS RECEIVING PARENTERAL NUTRITION
    POSTUMA, R
    PEASE, PWB
    WATTS, R
    TAYLOR, S
    MCEVOY, FA
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, 1978, 13 (04) : 393 - 398
  • [8] INTRAVENOUS-INFUSION OF LIPID FOR THE PREVENTION OF ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN PREMATURE-INFANTS
    GUTCHER, GR
    FARRELL, PM
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 1991, 54 (06): : 1024 - 1028
  • [9] ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY
    SCHROETER, AL
    TUCKER, SB
    [J]. ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY, 1978, 114 (05) : 800 - 801
  • [10] ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY
    RIVERS, JPW
    FRANKEL, TL
    [J]. BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN, 1981, 37 (01) : 59 - 64