• Clin Nutr · Apr 2014

    Review Meta Analysis

    Does intravenous fish oil benefit patients post-surgery? A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

    • Ning-Ning Li, Yong Zhou, Xian-Peng Qin, Yi Chen, Dan He, Jin-Yan Feng, and Xiao-Ting Wu.
    • Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
    • Clin Nutr. 2014 Apr 1;33(2):226-39.

    Background And AimsSupplementation of fish oil (FO) containing lipid emulsions has been associated with a reduction in the length of hospital stay, infections and liver dysfunction in patients undergoing major surgery. We carried out a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis to examine randomised clinical trial (RCT)-based evidence of the aforementioned effects.MethodsFour databases, reference lists and the WHO ICTRP were systematically searched for RCTs to access the clinical efficacy of fish oil-enriched total parenteral nutrition in post-surgery patients. Methodological quality assessment was based on the Cochrane Handbook and GRADE.ResultsTwenty-one RCTs were enrolled for meta-analysis. FO was associated with a significant reduction in the length of hospital stay (mean = -2.14 d, 95% CI = -3.02 to -1.27), infections (OR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.35-0.81), ALT (mean = -6.35 U/L, 95% CI = -11.75 to -0.94), GGT (mean = -11.01 U/L, 95% CI = -20.77 to -1.25) and total bilirubin (mean = -2.06 μmol/L, 95% CI = -3.6 to -0.52), as well as a non-significant change in mortality and postoperative medical cost. The quality of evidence of each clinical outcome was accessed as high.ConclusionFO-enriched lipid emulsions are likely to reduce infections, the length of hospital stay and liver dysfunction without influencing mortality and may be a safe and preferable choice in post-surgery patients. Further well-designed trials should be performed to determine whether FO lipid emulsions reduce mortality in patients undergoing hepatic surgery, especially liver transplantation, and the cost effectiveness of such treatment.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. All rights reserved.

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