Omega-6 sparing effects of parenteral lipid emulsions-an updated systematic review and meta-analysis on clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

• Main Authors: Notz, Quirin, Lee, Zheng-Yii, Menger, Johannes, Elke, Gunnar, Hill, Aileen, Kranke, Peter, Roeder, Daniel, Lotz, Christopher, Meybohm, Patrick, Heyland, Daren K., Stoppe, Christian
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/33474/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Parenteral lipid emulsions in critical care are traditionally based on soybean oil (SO) and rich in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids (FAs). Parenteral nutrition (PN) strategies with the aim of reducing omega-6 FAs may potentially decrease the morbidity and mortality in critically ill...