ILLNESS WITH FATALITIES IN PREMATURE-INFANTS - ASSOCIATION WITH AN INTRAVENOUS VITAMIN-E PREPARATION, E-FEROL

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MARTONE, WJ
WILLIAMS, WW
MORTENSEN, ML
GAYNES, RP
WHITE, JW
LORCH, V
MURPHY, MD
SINHA, SN
FRANK, DJ
KOSMETATOS, N
BODENSTEIN, CJ
ROBERTS, RJ
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[1] CTR DIS CONTROL, CTR ENVIRONM HLTH, ATLANTA, GA 30333 USA
[2] UNIV IOWA, COLL MED, IOWA CITY, IA 52242 USA
[3] UNIV TENNESSEE, MEM RES CTR & HOSP, KNOXVILLE, TN 37920 USA
[4] GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP, CINCINNATI, OH 45220 USA
[5] SACRED HEART MED CTR, SPOKANE, WA 99204 USA
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Three clusters of an unusual syndrome in premature infants were investigated in three intensive care nurseries in 1984. A retrospective cohort study of 68 infants weighing .ltoreq. 1,250 g at birth and surviving at least 72 hours revealed that in 13 infants ascites developed and in four at least two of the following abnormal laboratory values were found within a seven-day period: serum direct bilirubin .gtoreq. 2 mg/dL, blood urea nitrogen .gtoreq. 40 mg/dL or serum creatinine .gtoreq. 2 mg/dL, and platelet count .ltoreq. 60,000/.mu.L. All cases occurred after the introduction and use of intravenous E-Ferol, a vitamin E preparation that was new on the market when the clusters were reported. All 17 case infants but only 23 of 51 (45%) noncase infants received E-Ferol (P < 0.0001). Case and noncase infants were similar with respect to other complications and to receipt of medications and parenteral nutrition. A dose-response relationship was found; cases occurred in infants receiving E-Ferol dosages of > 20 U/kg/d. Case infants who had higher daily doses of E-Ferol had a shorter latency. No new cases were reported after use of E-Ferol was stopped. Results of these investigations led to a nationwide recall of intravenous E-Ferol.
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