Enteral and parenteral nutrition in cancer patients, a comparison of complication rates: an updated systematic review and (cumulative) meta-analysis

Ronald Chow, Eduardo Bruera, Jann Arends, Declan Walsh, Florian Strasser, Elisabeth Isenring, Egidio G. Del Fabbro, Alex Molassiotis, Monica Krishnan, Leonard Chiu, Nicholas Chiu, Stephanie Chan, Tian Yi Tang, Henry Lam, Michael Lock, Carlo DeAngelis

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Abstract

Weight loss in cancer patients is a worrisome constitutional change predicting disease progression and shortened survival time. A logical approach to counter some of the weight loss is to provide nutritional support, administered through enteral nutrition (EN) or parenteral nutrition (PN). The aim of this paper was to update the original systematic review and meta-analysis previously published by Chow et al., while also assessing publication quality and effect of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the meta-conclusion over time.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)979-1010
Number of pages32
JournalSupportive Care in Cancer
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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