Supplementation of Total Parenteral Nutrition Solutions with Ferrous Citrate
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Vol. 7 (2) , 117-120
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0148607183007002117
Abstract
Daily infusion of a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) formulation containing 1 liter of 5.5% Travasol provides less than 0.1 milligrams of iron. By comparison, a formulation which includes a liter of 10% Travamin provides 2 milligrams of iron per day. To meet iron requirements in patients infusing formulations containing Travasol, iron was added as ferrous citrate. In in vitro experiments, 74% of this iron was available to transferrin. In seven patients in whom in vivo availability was tested by red cell incorporation, the mean availability was 81%. Ferrous citrate is recommended as a safe, effective additive to TPN solutions for adult patients requiring iron supplements.Keywords
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