Intravenous fat emulsions

Intravenous fat emulsions provide essential fatty acids (linoleic, linolenic) and a concentrated caloric source (9 kcal/g) for parenteral nutrition. The lipid particles (primarily soybean or olive oil triglycerides emulsified with egg phospholipid) are metabolized similarly to endogenous chylomicrons — they acquire apolipoprotein C-II in plasma, activating lipoprotein lipase on capillary endothelium, which hydrolyzes the triglycerides to fatty acids and glycerol for tissue uptake, energy production, and cell membrane synthesis.

Adult

volume (e.g. 24–48 mL) of sodium chloride intravenous. of infusion over a short period of time, e.g. 100 mL in