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A Historical Perspective and Review of the Safety of Lipid Emulsion in Pregnancy

Paul Amato, BS, RPH

Department of Pharmacy Services, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut

Robert A. Quercia, MS, RPH

Department of Pharmacy Services, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, Storrs, Connecticut

Total parenteral nutrition for pregnant patients is essential to maintain or restore optimal nutritional status for both the mother and fetus when adequate protein and caloric intake by the oral or enteral route is not feasible. This report reviews the safety of intravenous lipid emulsions in total parenteral nutrition programs for pregnant patients. Controversy regarding the adverse effects of intravenous lipid emulsion when administered to pregnant patients is based on early reports of the use of cottonseed oil lipid emulsions. The adverse effects reported included infarction of the placenta, ketonemia, increased myometrial activity, and induction of labor. In 32 subsequent case reports in which soybean oil- or soybean/safflower oil-based emulsions were used in total parenteral nutrition programs for pregnant patients, there was no relationship apparent between onset of labor and harmful maternal or fetal effects associated with the administration of lipid emulsion. It appears that the currently available soybean and soybean/safflower lipid-based emulsions can be safely administered to pregnant patients.

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Vol. 6, No. 5, 189-192 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/0115426591006005189
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