Could early infusion of fish-oil-based lipid emulsion affect the need for intensive care in moderately diseased COVID-19 patients? A randomized clinical trial
Soliman, O., Abbas, Y., Aboelhassan, A., Ismail, E. (2022). Could early infusion of fish-oil-based lipid emulsion affect the need for intensive care in moderately diseased COVID-19 patients? A randomized clinical trial. EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-022-00251-0
Omar M. Soliman; Yara H. Abbas; Arafa Mohamed Ahmed Aboelhassan; Eman Ahmed Ismail. "Could early infusion of fish-oil-based lipid emulsion affect the need for intensive care in moderately diseased COVID-19 patients? A randomized clinical trial". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 1, 2022, -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-022-00251-0
Soliman, O., Abbas, Y., Aboelhassan, A., Ismail, E. (2022). 'Could early infusion of fish-oil-based lipid emulsion affect the need for intensive care in moderately diseased COVID-19 patients? A randomized clinical trial', EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), pp. -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-022-00251-0
Soliman, O., Abbas, Y., Aboelhassan, A., Ismail, E. Could early infusion of fish-oil-based lipid emulsion affect the need for intensive care in moderately diseased COVID-19 patients? A randomized clinical trial. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 14(1): -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-022-00251-0

Could early infusion of fish-oil-based lipid emulsion affect the need for intensive care in moderately diseased COVID-19 patients? A randomized clinical trial

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology
Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2022  XML PDF (1.2 MB)
DOI: 10.1186/s42077-022-00251-0
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Authors
Omar M. Soliman email orcid ; Yara H. Abbasorcid ; Arafa Mohamed Ahmed Aboelhassanorcid ; Eman Ahmed Ismailorcid
Abstract
Background
Sixty moderate diseased COVID-19 patients were divided into two equal groups and were enrolled in a randomized doubleblind clinical trial. Group C was delivered standard enteral nutrition plus 100 ml/day of 0.9% normal saline. Group L was delivered fish-oil-based lipid emulsion (FOBLE) supplementation to standard enteral nutrition at a dose of 100 ml/day. Both groups infused at a rate of 12.5 ml/h over 8 h for 5 days. We aimed to compare the effect of FOBLE versus placebo in COVID-19 disease to clarify the impact on the number of patients shifted to the ICU, oxygenation, inflammatory markers, and short-term outcomes (7 days).
Results
The failed conventional care and shift to ICU was significantly lower in group L in comparison to group C (six patients (20.0%) versus 14 patients (46.7%) shifted to ICU, -value = 0.028). The inflammatory markers were determined and evaluated. Throughout the trial, there were no significant changes with the exception of the 7th day neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), when the ratio was lower in group L than in group C (6.10 (3.90–7.20) versus 9.65 (8.30–10.90), respectively, -value 0.001).
Conclusions
In moderate diseased COVID-19 patients, early administration of parenteral FOBLE as an adjuvant to enteral feeding reduces shifts and so minimizes the burden on the ICU.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov PRS (). Registered on 5 July 2021.
Keywords
COVID-19; Enteral Nutrition; Fish-oil-based lipid emulsion; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2); Shift to ICU; SMOF lipid 20%
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