Preoperative administration of Omega-3 fatty acids on postoperative pain and acute-phase reactants in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A randomized clinical trial

Autor: Alejandro Garcia, Lucia Llanos, Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, Maria Blanca, Sonsoles Gutierrez, Amalia Paniagua, Maria Jose Prieto, Luisa Ramallo, Juan Marcos Gonzalez, Manuel Duran
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Clinical Nutrition. 38:1588-1593
ISSN: 0261-5614
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.07.026
Popis: Summary Background The term “Immunonutrition” (IMN) describes the enteral administration of certain substrates with a theoretical immunomodulating function. From all the elements conforming these IMN formulas, Omega-3 fatty acids (O3FA) are hypothesized to be the most important component for immunomodulation, with increased anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect. Patients and methods A prospective randomized clinical trial of all the patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass was performed. Patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups: those patients receiving a preoperative balanced energy high-protein formula (Control Group) and those ones who received the same preoperative nutritional formula enriched with O3FA (Experimental Group). In both groups, there was a restriction to 900 Kcal/day. Nutritional intervention started 10 days before surgery and was maintained up to 8 h before the surgical act. Preoperative weight loss, postoperative pain, complications and acute phase reactants were investigated. Results 40 patients were included in the study, 20 in each group. Preoperative excess weight loss (EWL) with the prescribed treatment was 10.6 ± 7.7% in Control Group and 14.1 ± 5.8% in the Experimental Group (p = 0.024). Mean postoperative pain was 25 ± 9.2 mm in Control group and 10,9 ± 4,4 mm in Experimental Group (p = 0.015). CRP determined 24 h after surgery was significantly lower in the Experimental Group than in the Control Group. There were not significant differences in complications, mortality or readmission rates between groups. Conclusions The use of a nutritional supplement enriched with O3FA is associated with a greater preoperative weight loss, reduced postoperative pain and decreased postoperative levels of C reactive protein.
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