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| Diet - enteral nutrition (continuous tube-feeding) mean daily doses were: EPA 4.9 ± 0.14 g/d; GLA 4.60 ± 0.13 g/d; vitamin C 907 ± 27 mg/d; vitamin E 346 ± 10 IU/d. [Crit Care Med., 2006 Jul 17; [Epub ahead of print]. 44455 (9/2006)] Summary Interview PubMed |
| Fish oil 0.1 – 0.25 g/kg/d . (Commercially available fish oil-based lipid emulsions have about 4 g of n-3 fatty acids per 10 g of lipids supplied. For a patient of 70 kg and at an infused dose of 0.15 g/kg/d this would result in the provision of about 4 g of n-3 fatty acids per day). [Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, 2006 Mar;9(2):140-8. 44774 (11/2006)] Interview PubMed |
| Fish oil given parenterally in a 50:40:10 mixture of medium-chain fatty acids, soybean oil and fish oil reduced interleukin-6 in the blood, improved lung function and shortened hospital stay. [Critical Care, Jan 19, 2010;14:R5. 47796 (5/2010)] Summary Interview PubMed |
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Sepsis - n-acetylcysteine - 46020 N-acetylcysteine 150 mg/kg and then 15 mg/kg/hr from a continuous I.V. infusion inhibited the adverse effects of E. coli endotoxin on renal function. [Crit Care Med, 2007; 35(8):1869-75. 46020 (7/2008)] Summary Interview PubMed |
| Selenium deficiency is a risk factor and should be assessed for, if deficient replaced with 200-1000 mcg/d. [Biological Trace Element Research, 1995;50:149-155. 23738 (1995)] Summary Interview PubMed |
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