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Breast Surgery

Monday, 8 October 2012

-3 fatty acid-enriched parenteral nutrition regimens in elective surgical and ICU patients

-3 fatty acid-enriched parenteral nutrition regimens in elective surgical and ICU patients: a meta-analysis.
Critical Care 2012, 16:R184.

Pradelli, L., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/16/5/R184/abstract

Previous studies and a meta-analysis in surgical patients indicate that supplementing parenteral nutrition regimens with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), in particular eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), is associated with improved laboratory and clinical outcomes in the setting of hyper-inflammatory conditions.

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