INTRALIPID 200 mg/ml EMULSION PARA PERFUSION

( ARTG ) INDICATIONS: Part of the intravenous diet in all parenteral nutrition indications including:- 1.‍‍‍‍‍‍​​​‍​​​​​​ preoperative and postoperative nutritional disturbances where an improved nitrogen balance is required; 2. nutritional disorders or disturbances of nitrogen balance due to inadequate or failing intestinal absorption caused by tumours in the gastrointestinal tract, acute or chronic intestinal diseases (peritonitis, ulcerative colitis, terminal ileitis); 3. burns, to reduce the frequently-excessive nitrogen losses; 4. prolonged unconsciousness, eg. following cranial trauma or poisoning in cases where enteral feeding is inappropriate or impossible; 5.impaired renal function where a concentrated source of energy may be indicated to reduce protein breakdown; 6. cachexia; 7. patients with essential fatty acid deficiency who cannot maintain or restore a normal essential fatty acid pattern by oral intake.