Comparative study of the safety and efficacy of SMOFlipid vs non SMOFlipid as TPN for liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Liver transplantation (LT) is one of the widely recognised and leading treatments for end-stage liver disease. Nutrition impacts its success. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is usually prescribed for patients recommended prolonged fasting after LT. The supplement of SMOFlipid (soybean oil, MCT oil, olive oil, and fish oil) is easily metabolised to produce energy, and it possesses anti-inflammatory effects; however, SMOFlipid emulsion use raises concerns regarding coagulopathy after LT. This study investigated the postoperative correlation between SMOFlipid and coagulation in LT.

Materials and methods

The medical records of 54 recipients of living donor LT between January 2012 and June 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with pretransplant platelet count

SUBMITTER: Wu MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7905355 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature