Enteral nutrition provided within 48 hours after admission in severe acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether to conduct enteral nutrition in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) during the active phase of intestinal stress or to feed during remission remains controversial. This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of enteral nutrition within 48 hours after admission in the patients with SAP or predicted severe acute pancreatitis (pSAP).

Methods

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library before December 2017. Randomized controlled trials of early enteral nutrition (starting within 48 hours after admission) versus late enteral nutrition or total parental nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis or predicted severe acute pancreatitis were selected.

Results

Ten randomized controlled trials containing 1051 patient

SUBMITTER: Song J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112989 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature