18-03-2020, 12:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-03-2020, 01:12 PM by VergeOfDiscovery.)
When coronavirus kills, the lung condition ARDS can be the culprit
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavi...00317.html
Borage (Oil) & EPA
Possibly Effective for
Improving the function of the lungs in critically ill patients. There is some evidence that borage seed oil, when taken by mouth in combination with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), might reduce the number of days spent in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the length of time a breathing machine is needed by patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingred...596/borage
I'm filing this under particularly useful information that I don't want to have to know, but if it comes to it, will be glad to have come across it.
If things do get completely out of hand and there aren't enough of these devices (ventilators and such) to go around, anything that might help speed recovery so the devices can benefit more in need is worth being aware of.
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Just found one of the studies that goes into this in detail:
Of major importance was the finding that patients given EPA⫹GLA had a significant reduction in ventilator days, ICU days, and a decrease in supplemental oxygen days as compared with controls (Fig. 8). In addition, patients fed EPA ⫹GLA had significantly fewer new organ failures
https://www.researchgate.net/publication...ary_Lipids
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavi...00317.html
Borage (Oil) & EPA
Possibly Effective for
Improving the function of the lungs in critically ill patients. There is some evidence that borage seed oil, when taken by mouth in combination with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), might reduce the number of days spent in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the length of time a breathing machine is needed by patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingred...596/borage
I'm filing this under particularly useful information that I don't want to have to know, but if it comes to it, will be glad to have come across it.
If things do get completely out of hand and there aren't enough of these devices (ventilators and such) to go around, anything that might help speed recovery so the devices can benefit more in need is worth being aware of.
---
Just found one of the studies that goes into this in detail:
Of major importance was the finding that patients given EPA⫹GLA had a significant reduction in ventilator days, ICU days, and a decrease in supplemental oxygen days as compared with controls (Fig. 8). In addition, patients fed EPA ⫹GLA had significantly fewer new organ failures
https://www.researchgate.net/publication...ary_Lipids