Aluminum in enteral nutrition formulas and parenteral solutions

Background: To examine the aluminum content of several commercially available enteral nutrition formulas and parenteral solutions. Methods: Twelve enteral nutrition formulas and 10 parenteral solutions were commonly used in routine clinical care of patients and obtained from different medical compan...

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Published in:Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 1997, Vol.35 (3), p.277-281
Main Authors: Bayder, T, Aydin, A, Duru, S, Isimer, A, Sahin, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Albumins - analysis
Albumins - metabolism
Aluminum - analysis
Aluminum - metabolism
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Carbohydrates - analysis
Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases
Electrolytes - analysis
Electrolytes - metabolism
Emergency and intensive care: metabolism and nutrition disorders. Enteral and parenteral nutrition
Enteral Nutrition - standards
food contamination
Food, Formulated - analysis
Heparin - analysis
Heparin - metabolism
Humans
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Insulin - analysis
Insulin - metabolism
Intensive care medicine
Medical sciences
Metals and various inorganic compounds
Parenteral Nutrition - standards
Reference Standards
Solutions
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Toxicology
Turkey
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Summary:Background: To examine the aluminum content of several commercially available enteral nutrition formulas and parenteral solutions. Methods: Twelve enteral nutrition formulas and 10 parenteral solutions were commonly used in routine clinical care of patients and obtained from different medical companies in Turkey. The aluminum contents were determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results: We found that aluminum concentration in the enteral nutrition formulas and the parenteral solutions to range from 87.6 to 961.2 ng/mL and 58.4 to 1232.0 ng/mL, respectively. Conclusions: Careful clinical and biochemical monitoring are warranted to determine whether it will be necessary to eliminate aluminum contamination of enteral and parenteral preparations used in patients, particularly infants, with reduced kidney function who may be at risk for aluminum intoxication.
ISSN:0731-3810
1556-3650
1097-9875
1556-9519
DOI:10.3109/15563659709001212