Response to Bistrian BR. Parenteral Fish-Oil Emulsions in Critically Ill COVID-19 Emulsions.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
; 44(7): 1169-1170, 2020 09.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-832240
ABSTRACT
In this letter we discuss the proposition of Bristian BR (2020) to use the intravenous administration of fish-oil emulsions in critically ill patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We consider that immune-modulatory properties of eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids, rapidly provided in high amounts by fish-oil emulsions, may be important to change the course of COVID-19's death pathway. Prescriptions should be based on body weight (eg, 0.2-g pure fish-oil lipid emulsion/kg body weight/d) and also should consider combining the parenteral administration of fish-oil emulsions with low oral aspirin intake to trigger resolvin synthesis from EPA and DHA.
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Main subject:
Fish Oils
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jpen.1933
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