Immunonutrition does not decrease complications after abdominal surgery

Question clinique

Does immunonutrition improve outcomes in patients after abdominal surgery?

L’Essentiel

In this meta-analysis, immunonutrition after major abdominal surgery decreased complications, but these "improvements" do not exist in the high-quality studies. Overall mortality was not improved with immunonutrition, even when including the biased studies. 1a-

Plan de l'etude: Meta-analysis (randomized controlled trials)

Financement: Self-funded or unfunded

Cadre: Inpatient (any location) with outpatient follow-up

Reviewer

Henry C. Barry, MD, MS
Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI


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Anonymous

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Anonymous

The common language adjective "Crappy " has no place in a scientific review
Poor quality , poorly designed etc are more appropriate terms

Anonymous

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Anonymous

It is the first time I heard of immunonutrition. It is an interesting thought though. Perhaps a better study is to assesss whether certain nutritional menu prior to surgery contributes a better outcome.