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ReviewCritical care (London, England)2024

The role of lipid emulsions containing omega-3 fatty acids for medical and surgical critical care patients.

Christian Stoppe, Robert G Martindale, Stanislaw Klek, Philip C Calder, Paul E Wischmeyer, Jayshil J Patel

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Review in Critical care (London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Essential fatty acid deficiency in parenteral nutrition: Historical perspective and modern solutions, a narrative review.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Christian StoppeUniversity Hospital Würzburg, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Wuerzburg, Germany. Christian.stoppe@gmail.com.
Robert G MartindaleDepartment of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Stanislaw KlekSurgical Oncology Clinic, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Cancer Institute, Krakow, Poland.
Philip C CalderFaculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Paul E WischmeyerDivision of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA.
Jayshil J PatelDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In critical illness the regulation of inflammation and oxidative stress can improve patient outcomes, and thus omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been used as part of parenteral nutrition (PN) owing to their potential anti-inflammatory effects. The international lipids in PN Summit, encompassed discussions and the production of consensus guidelines concerning PN intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) use in critical care. The Lipid Summit participants agreed that the inclusion of fish oil in ILEs is associated with meaningful clinical benefits without signals of harm, based on a strong biological rationale and current clinical evidence. Decisions concerning ILE choice should be made based on current evidence, thus addressing clinical requirements for guidance, particularly as further definitive evidence seems unlikely to occur. In addition, a future of individualized ICU care is envisioned, yielding better clinical outcomes. This approach will require the greater use of intelligent study designs incorporating the use of biomarkers of omega-3 derivatives, inflammatory-resolving processes, and/or muscle protein breakdown.

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Critical CareFat Emulsions, IntravenousFatty Acids, Omega-3Acute Care SurgeryCritical IllnessFish OilsHumansParenteral NutritionFat Emulsions, IntravenousFatty Acids, Omega-3Fish OilsConsensusCritical illnessGuidelinesLipidsOmega 3Parenteral nutrition

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PMID39135117
PMCPMC11321210

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