Bernabe-Garcia M, Lopez-Alarcón M, Blanco-Favela F, Mancilla-Ramírez J, Mansilla-Olivares A, Arredondo-García JL. Beneficial effects of the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in surgical patients: updating the evidence.
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2011;
85:261-6. [PMID:
21795035 DOI:
10.1016/j.plefa.2011.04.012]
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Abstract
The use of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in surgical patients has risen by the fact that this may attenuate systemic and acute inflammatory responses secondary to surgical trauma through modulation of inflammatory mediators and cell membrane interactions. Moreover, the inclusion of n-3 fatty acids in clinical trials as part of the therapy in patients, who expect to undergo a surgical stress, suggests benefits on clinical progress. Therefore, the objective of this article is to review data from n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid effects on biochemical parameters and on reduced length of hospitalization, number of infections, and mortality as main clinical outcomes in human surgical patients.
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