Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 474-481 , May 2010

Impact of lipid emulsion containing fish oil on outcomes of surgical patients: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials from Europe and Asia

  • Chen Wei, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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  • Jiang Hua, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Surgery, East Branch, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86-28-8674-1981; fax: +86-28-8768-6307.
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  • Cai Bin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Surgery, East Branch, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Karen Klassen, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition and Dietetics, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Received 30 April 2009 ,Accepted 17 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.09.011

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 474-481 , May 2010

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