Meta-analysis of immunonutrition in major abdominal surgery.

Pascal ProbstS OhmannU KlaiberF J HüttnerA T BilleterA UlrichM W BüchlerM K Diener

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2017)

Immunonutrition after major abdominal surgery did not seem to alter mortality (GRADE: high quality of evidence). Immunonutrition reduced overall complications, infectious complications and shortened hospital stay (GRADE: low to moderate). The existence of bias lowers confidence in the evidence (GRADE approach).

Keyphrases

systematic review
risk factors
healthcare
meta analyses
cardiovascular events
high intensity
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
emergency department
adverse drug
case control