Abstract
Summary
1. Intravenous infusion of fat emulsions causes increased mechanical fragility of dog and human red blood cells. 2. Spontaneous intravascular hemolysis has been seen in humans who have received these emulsions. 3. The possible causes of this phenomenon and its possible relationship to the “pyrogenic” effects of intravenous fat are discussed.
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