{"id":224217,"date":"2010-01-24T22:01:32","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T03:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.personalliberty.com\/liberty\/combining-fish-oil-with-an-iv-may-help-patients-recover-from-sepsis\/"},"modified":"2010-01-24T22:01:32","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T03:01:32","slug":"combining-fish-oil-with-an-iv-may-help-patients-recover-from%c2%a0sepsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/224217","title":{"rendered":"Combining Fish Oil With An IV May Help Patients Recover From\u00a0Sepsis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pictures.directnews.co.uk\/liveimages\/Drip_1961_19566508_0_0_7044817_300.jpg\" alt=\"Combining fish oil with an IV may help patients recover from sepsis\" align=\"right\" class=\"post_image\">A recent study has found that adding fish oil to intravenous (IV) solutions may be beneficial for intensive care patients with the life-threatening blood infection known as sepsis, which is caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the University of Southampton in England followed 13 patients who received a fish oil supplement with their IV solution and 10 respondents who only received the traditional nutrient solution. <\/p>\n<p>The study found that patients who had received fish oil had better lung function, lower levels of chemicals in their blood and a shorter stay in the hospital. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is the first study of this particular fish oil solution in septic patients in the ICU,&quot; said researcher Philip Calder in news reports. &quot;The positive results are important since they indicate that the use of such an emulsion in this group of patients will improve clinical outcomes, in comparison with the standard mix.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Cader added that traditional solutions do not contain omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil and may actually promote inflammation rather than reduce it. <\/p>\n<p>Seperate research has found that a high intake of omega-3s can help lower the risk of age-related macular degeneration, heart disease and chronic kidney disorders. <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-1961-ID-19566508-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=1961&amp;itemid=19566508\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study has found that adding fish oil to intravenous (IV) solutions may be beneficial for intensive care patients with the life-threatening blood infection known as sepsis, which is caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection. Researchers at the University of Southampton in England followed 13 patients who received a fish oil supplement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4205,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}