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Concurrent Administration of Albumin With Total Parenteral Nutrition in Sick Newborn Infants

Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa

Paul R. Williams, MD

Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa

Clifford Blair, PHD

Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa

The effects of concurrent administration of albumin with total parenteral nutrition were studied in 12 premature newborns (birth weight 1.26 ± 0.1 kg [mean ± SEM] and gestational age 30 ± 0.8 weeks [mean ± SEM]) compared with a control group of 12 premature newborns (birth weight 1.17 ± 0.2 kg and gestational age 29 ± 0.1 weeks) who received total parenteral nutrition. All newborns had a plasma albumin level below 3 g/dL and were in cardiorespiratory distress requiring assisted ventilation. Albumin supplementation of total parenteral nutrition resulted in a sustained increase in serum albumin concentration as well as increased mean arterial blood pressures in the study group. Slow albumin infusion had no observed effect on the severity of respiratory distress. Study group infants regained birth weight earlier than control group infants. These data suggest that the concurrent administration of albumin may be clinically beneficial in critically ill newborn infants. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 16:49-53, 1992)

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Vol. 16, No. 1, 49-53 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/014860719201600149


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