The effects of enteral tube feeding on nutrition, survival, and quality of life outcomes in advanced upper gastrointestinal cancers: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite guidelines, enteral tube feeding is not routinely provided to advanced upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer patients who cannot consume adequate nutrition and who have an expected survival of at least 3 months. This review examined its effect on nutrition status, survival, and quality of life (QOL) in these patients.

Methods

Five databases (CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, Ovid, Web of Science) were searched for original research on nutrition, survival, and/or QOL outcomes in adults with inoperable UGI cancers receiving enteral tube feeding. Quality was assessed using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Quality Criteria Checklist: Primary Research, and a narrative synthesis was conducted.

Results

Five studies were eligible for inclusion, most participants w

SUBMITTER: Mannino A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865217 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature