EVALUATION OF REFERENCE RANGES FOR FATTY-ACIDS IN SERUM

被引:22
作者
SERA, RK [1 ]
MCBRIDE, JH [1 ]
HIGGINS, SA [1 ]
RODGERSON, DO [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT PATHOL,CLIN CHEM LAB,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
关键词
LIPIDS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1002/jcla.1860080205
中图分类号
R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
Long chain fatty acid fractionation has become a valuable tool in the management of patients maintained on total parenteral nutrition. While many clinicians prefer to use absolute concentrations to monitor a patient's fatty acid status, reference ranges are not available. Previous reference range studies reported values in terms of percentages only and calculated ranges parametrically. However, due to the non-Gaussian distributions of some serum fatty acids, it is necessary to calculate reference ranges non-parametrically. Serum from blood donors (n=130) were collected and analyzed for total fatty acids by gas-liquid chromatography. Results for each of the fatty acids were calculated both as a concentration and as a percentage of the total fatty acids measured. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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