Nutritional Assessment and Management of Patients with Brain Neoplasms Undergoing Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

Nutritional management in neurosurgical patients with brain neoplasms is critical, as optimal nutritional status is potentially associated with improved clinical outcomes. This systematic review aimed to analyze the impact of pre- and postoperative nutritional assessment and effect of prepost interventions on the clinical outcomes.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL databases, complemented by a search of grey literature. Study quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute framework, and the certainty of evidence was graded according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine levels.

Results

Fourteen studies, encompassing a total of 11,224 adult patients with brain neoplasms, we

SUBMITTER: Pebes Vega JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898651 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature