Preoperative Nutritional Conditioning of Crohn's Patients-Systematic Review of Current Evidence and Practice.

ABSTRACT: Crohn's disease is an incurable and frequently progressive entity with major impact on affected patients. Up to half of patients require surgery in the first 10 years after diagnosis and over 75% of operated patients require at least one further surgery within lifetime. In order to minimize surgical risk, modifiable risk factors such as nutritional status need to be optimized. This systematic review on preoperative nutritional support in adult Crohn's patients between 1997 and 2017 aimed to provide an overview on target populations, screening modalities, routes of administration, and expected benefits. Pertinent study characteristics (prospective vs. retrospective, sample size, control group, limitations) were defined a priori. Twenty-nine studies were retained, of which 14 original studie

SUBMITTER: Grass F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5490541 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature