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Affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA. benjamin.shneider@chp.edu
Authors
Bezerra JA, Childhood Liver Disease Research Education Network (ChiLDREN), Haber B, Karpen SJ, Kerkar N, Magee JC, Raghunathan T, Robuck PR, Rosenthal P, Schwarz K, Shneider BL, Sokol RJ, Suchy FJ, Turmelle Y, Whitington PF
Citation
Shneider BL, Magee JC, Bezerra JA, Haber B, Karpen SJ, Raghunathan T, Rosenthal P, Schwarz K, Suchy FJ, Kerkar N, Turmelle Y, Whitington PF, Robuck PR, Sokol RJ, Childhood Liver Disease Research Education Network (ChiLDREN). Efficacy of fat-soluble vitamin supplementation in infants with biliary atresia. Pediatrics 2012 Sep;130(3):e607-14. Epub 2012 Aug 13.Abstract
Cholestasis predisposes to fat-soluble vitamin (FSV) deficiencies. A liquid multiple FSV preparation made with tocopheryl polyethylene glycol-1000 succinate (TPGS) is frequently used in infants with biliary atresia (BA) because of ease of administration and presumed efficacy. In this prospective multicenter study, we assessed the prevalence of FSV deficiency in infants with BA who received this FSV/TPGS preparation.