The purpose of this study is to study the tolerances of Extremely Low Birthweight Infants who
are born at less than 750 grams who are started at a higher infusion rate of intravenous
lipid emulsions (2 gm/kg/day). These infants will be compared with a control group who are at
the standard lipid emulsion infusion rate (0.5 gm/kg/day).
hypothesis:
A. Objectives of this project.
Null Hypothesis: There will not be a significant difference for Extremely Low Birth Weight
Infants (ELBW) <750 grams being able to tolerate a higher infusion rate of Intravenous Fat
Emulsions (IVFE) within the first days of life (days 1-7) as evidenced by maintenance of a
serum triglyceride level of 200 mg/dl or less.
Alternative Hypothesis: There will be a significant difference (p<0.05) for Extremely Low
Birth Weight Infants (ELBW) <750 grams being able to tolerate a higher infusion rate of
Intravenous Fat Emulsions (IVFE) within the first days of life (days 1-7) as evidenced by
maintenance of a serum triglyceride level of 200 mg/dl or less.