Parenteral fish oil lipid emulsions in the critically ill: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-28

  Manzanares, William ^a   Dhaliwal, Rupinder ^b   Jurewitsch, Brian ^c   Stapleton, Renee D ^d   Jeejeebhoy, Khursheed N ^c   Heyland, Daren K ^b,e  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

critically ill; fish oils; lipid emulsions; meta analyses

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; LIPID EMULSION;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CRITICALLY ILL; FISH OILS; LIPID EMULSIONS; META-ANALYSES;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMULSIONS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISH OILS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84891782885     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607113486006     Document Type: Review

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