Narrative review reveals immunonutrition reduces infectious complications in surgical and trauma patients, indicating the need for targeted nutritional regimens.
Key Points
To review the role of specialized immune-modulating nutrients in wound healing, tissue repair, and the reduction of clinical complications.
Literature review analyzing the biological mechanisms and clinical outcomes of immunonutrient supplementation in wound repair and surgical recovery.
Evaluation of specific formulations containing arginine, glutamine, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, and trace minerals across trauma and malnourished populations.
Supplementation with conditionally essential nutrients, particularly arginine, shows clinical utility during severe metabolic stress such as trauma or malnutrition.
Formulations incorporating arginine, glutamine, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, and trace elements correlate consistently with reduced infectious complications, though direct wound healing benefits remain variable.