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Article: Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care: Enteral omega-3 in acute respiratory distress syndrome.(Author abstract)(Report)
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- Alternative Medicine Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe illness that is often the cause of death in ICU patients. A safe and effective intervention for this condition is lacking. Fish oil-based enteral nutrition [rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and antioxidants] improved clinical outcomes in a previous trial on ARDS patients but was ineffective, or even harmful in other studies utilizing different fish oil formulae (rich in n-3 PUFAs and arginine) in severely ill ICU patients. Until most recently, consistent evidence that enteral n-3 PUFA is therapeutic in ARDS was lacking. RECENT FINDINGS: In ARDS, an overwhelming inflammatory ...