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19 questions · 19 findings · 5 reviews · Headline outcomes only

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Early enteral nutrition vs delayed enteral nutrition

Length of hospital stay · critically ill adult patients

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition (within 48 hours) versus delayed enteral nutrition (after 48 hours) with or without… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 59 participants
Very low

Early enteral nutrition with supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN) vs delayed enteral nutrition with SPN

Length of hospital stay · critically ill adult patients

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition (within 48 hours) versus delayed enteral nutrition (after 48 hours) with or without… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Parenteral nutrition with omega‐3 fish oil vs parenteral nutrition

Length of hospital stay after liver transplantation [days] · adult patients after liver transplantation.

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 36 participants
Very low

Postoperative feeding via nasojejunal tube vs postoperative parenteral nutrition (PN)

Length of hospital stay after liver transplantation [days] · adult patients after liver transplantation.

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 24 participants
Very low

Enteral nutrition via nasojejunal tube plus intravenous glutamine‐dipeptide supplementation vs parenteral nutrition

Length of hospital stay after liver transplantation [days] · adult patients after liver transplantation.

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Preoperative parenteral nutrition vs usual care or control

Length of hospital stay · people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 135 participants
Very low

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery vs later commencement

Length of hospital stay · lower gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
16 studies · 1346 participants
Low

Preoperative enteral nutrition (standard formula) vs usual care or control

Length of hospital stay · people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 126 participants
Very low

Standard parenteral nutrition vs standard isotonic intravenous glucose solution

Length of hospital stay after liver transplantation [days] · adult patients after liver transplantation.

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 18 participants
Low

Parenteral nutrition plus branched‐chain‐amino‐acid‐enriched formula vs standard isotonic intravenous glucose solution

Length of hospital stay after liver transplantation [days] · adult patients after liver transplantation.

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Immune‐enhancing supplements (oral or enteral) vs usual care or control

Length of hospital stay · people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 688 participants
Low

Returning vs discarding gastric residuals

Length of hospital stay · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

More frequent (less than eight hours) vs less frequent (eight hours or greater) monitoring of gastric residual volume

Length of hospital stay · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

1 finding from 1 review

Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 357 participants
Very low

No monitoring vs frequent monitoring (12 hours or less) of gastric residual volume

Length of hospital stay · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

1 finding from 1 review

Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 500 participants
Very low

Higher threshold (500 mL per six hours or greater) vs lower threshold (less than 500 mL per six hours) at time of aspiration

Length of hospital stay · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

1 finding from 1 review

Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 322 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Subgroup 3: Length of hospital stay (days) oral feeding only · lower gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 1075 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Subgroup 1: Length of hospital stay (days) distal to ligament of Treitz · lower gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
13 studies · 1156 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Subgroup 4: Length of hospital stay (days) tube feeding with/without oral feeding · lower gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 271 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Subgroup 2: Length of hospital stay (days) distal and proximal to ligament of Treitz · lower gastrointestinal surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Early enteral nutrition within 24 hours of lower gastrointestinal surgery versus later commencement for length of… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 190 participants
Low