Efficacy Of Oil-Based Nutrition In Polytrauma Patients:An Original Research

Abstract

Aim
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of lipid or oil-based nutrition in patients with multiple trauma’s.
Methodology
30 patients were included in the study. 15 patients were given as omega-3 fatty acid-enriched lipid emulsion as parenteral nutrition and rest 15 placebo. The length of stay in hospital was observed along with blood concentration of lactate, bilirubin and triglyceride, were noted at day 0, 1st, and at 5th day. Post operative mortality, cardiac complications during the treatment were also taken into the consideration.
Results
Fish oil–enriched parenteral nutrition regimen had a positive treatment effect on length of hospital stay (weighed mean difference = –2.98, P < .001), length of intensive care unit stay, postoperative infection rate (odds ratio = 0.56, P = <.04). Bilirubin levels were on the higher side in group B, whereas triglyceride levels were increased in group A.
Conclusion Based on the analysis, fish oil or lipid–supplemented parenteral nutrition was safe, improved clinical outcomes in polytrauma patients. More laboratory parameters should be considered in future meta-analyses.