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Conventional long chain triglyceride (LCT) was compared with a new emulsion containing 50% medium chain triglyceride (5% MCT/5% LCT) in a randomized cross-over trial of 10 days duration. Plasma concentrations of albumin, prealbumin, the complement components C3 and C4, and pro-thrombin times measured daily at 8 am, before lipid infusion, showed no progressive change during the 10 days of the trial, nor in each separate 5-day period when LCT or MCT/LCT was infused. Aspartate transaminase and alkaline phosphatase activities were similar over the two periods. There was a significant increase (compared with preinfusion levels) in C3 and C4 levels after 5 hr of either lipid infusion. Nitrogen balance was improved, and plasma bilirubin levels were lower on the regimen containing MCT/LCT. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 12:15-19, 1988)

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Total Parental Nutrition Using Conventional and Medium Chain Triglycerides: Effect on Liver Function Tests,Complement,and Nitrogen Balance

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