Effect of micronutrient supplementation in addition to nutritional therapy on clinical outcomes of medical inpatients: results of an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nina Kaegi-BraunSara GermannMontserrat FaessliFiona KilchoerSaranda DragushaPascal TriboletFilomena GomesCéline BretscherNicolaas E DeutzZeno StangaBeat MuellerPhilipp SchuetzPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2022)
While nutritional support reduces mortality and improves other clinical outcomes, we did not find evidence that trials using micronutrient supplementation in addition to nutritional therapy were superior to trials with no supplementation. The role of micronutrient supplementation in addition to nutritional support needs further research.