Abstract
Various expert bodies have recommended that the daily parental intake of chromium in children receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) should be 0·20 μg/kg. To test whether this recommendation is appropriate, we assessed chromium intake, serum chromium concentrations, and renal function in 15 children receiving TPN. The median duration of TPN use was 9·5 (range 1·3-14) years. The children's glomerular filtration rate (GFR), measured by plasma clearance of indium-111-DTPA was lower than that of non-TPN controls (70 [SD 17] vs 110 [10] ml/min per 1·73 m 2). The daily chromium intake averaged 0·15 (0·09) μg/kg daily but the serum chromium concentration was 20 (4 to 42) times higher than that of the controls (2·1 [1·2] vs 0·10 [0·03] μg/l; p<0·0001). GFR was significantly inversely correlated with serum chromium concentration (r=-0·60, p<0·02), daily chromium intake (r=-0·69, p<0·01), cumulative parenteral chromium intake (r=-0·72, p<0·01), and TPN duration (r=-0·52, p<0·05). We discontinued chromium supplementation of TPN solutions and reassessed the children a year later. Contaminating chromium concentrations were 1·0-1·8 μg/l in TPN solutions and 0·9 μg/l in fat emulsions. Drinking water contained 4·3-5·7 μg/l. Thus, the chromium intake without supplementation was only 0·05 (0·01) μg/kg daily. The mean serum chromium concentration fell to 0·50 (0·30) μg/l but was still significantly higher than that in the controls (p<0·01). The G FR did not change significantly (65 [14] ml/min per 1·73 m 2). No patient has shown signs of chromium deficiency. Although our patients were receiving less than the recommended chromium intake during supplementation, their high serum concentrations suggested excessive intake. The recommended parenteral chromium intake for children should be lowered.
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