Efficacy of Medium-chain Triglycerides Compared with Long-chain Triglycerides in Total Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Digestive Tract Cancer Undergoing Surgery

The objectives of this prospective, randomized study were to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the short-term use of medium-chain triglyceride/long-chain triglyceride (MCT/LCT) fat emulsions, and to compare the hematologic and biochemical effects of MCT/LCT fat emulsions with LCT fat emulsio...

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Main Authors: Fang-Ming Chen, Jaw-Yuan Wang, Tsung-Jen Huang, Jan-Sing Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-11-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09701561