ABSTRACT
Lipid emulsion, glucose, amino acids, electrolytes, vitamins and trace ele- ments were mixed in a definite order to prepare 10 different total nutrient admixture solutions. The pH and osmolality of these solutions did not change significantly during 14 days of storage at 4℃.Mean diameters of the lipid particles on different occasions for the different solutions varied from 0.3135?0.1012?m to 0.4813?0.1893 ?m. 94.93% of particles were less than 0.6 ?m, and none greater than 6?m. Cultures were all negative.74 patients received 1,796 such infusions. No adverse clinical reactions or abnormal laboratory parameters were observed. Patients on treatment for more than one week showed improved nitrogen balances. Serum transferrin and albumin were increased to varying levels when treatment was for more than two weeks.