Abstract:Objective: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assesses the effects of parenteral nutrition enriched with fish oil versus without fish oil after gastrointestinal surgery. Methods: A search was conducted on Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library electronic databases. Results: After the review of 17 trials, parenteral nutrition enriched with fish oil improved the infection complications rate (risk ratio (RR) = 0.43; 95% CI: 0.28 to 0.67), length of hospital stay (mean difference (MD) = -1.69;… Show more
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