Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Postoperative Complications After Colorectal Surgery

ABSTRACT: To discover whether an Omega-3 fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid/EPA and docosahexaensyre/DHA) enriched nutritional supplement given 7 days preoperatively and 7 days postoperatively may reduce the frequency of postoperative infectious complications defined as: pneumonia, wound infection, urinary tract infection, peritonitis (including anastomotic leakage) and septic conditions of any cause in patients who undergo elective operations for colorectal cancer compared with a nutritional preparation that is identical apart from the EPA content.

DISEASE(S): Colorectal Cancer,Postoperative Complications

PROVIDER: 2041150 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR