Quality assessment of total parenteral nutrition admixtures by the use of fractional factorial design

Abstract

Background/Aim. Parenteral nutrition as a specific aspect of providing nutritients still remains a permanent topic of both theoretical and experimental research. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) admixtures have complex contents making difficult to maintain their stability. The most critical parameter is the diameter of a lipid droplet, i.e. droplet size distribution. It is recommended that droplet size should not be more than 5

Keywords

• parenteral nutrition
• particle size
• fat emulsions, intravenous
• electrolytes
• quality control