Abstract
Summary
(1) Sixteen serial oxygen consumption studies were conducted in a group of 7 adult humans who received one or more of 6 types of intravenous preparations.
(2) Maximal increases in oxygen consumption above the initial pre-infusion levels attained their greatest values in recipients of the 10% combined fat emulsion when compared with a variety of intravenous preparations of a lesser caloric or energy value.
(3) With fat as the prime contributing factor to the increased energy value of the 10% combined fat emulsion, it is justifiable to conclude that the intravenously infused fat is utilized for energy production when in part it undergoes oxidative combustions which are ultimately measured in terms of oxygen consumed.
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