Omega-3 fish oils in acute lung injury had no effect (RCT, Crit Care Med) - PulmCCM
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Jul 022011
 

Stapleton et al report results of a phase II trial of 14 days of omega-3 fish oil vs. placebo in 90 people with acute lung injury or ARDS. There was no difference in the primary endpoint (inflammatory marker IL-8 in BAL fluid), nor in any clinical outcome. Crit Care Med 2011;39:1655-1662.

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