What do systematic reviews say?

Postoperative parenteral nutrition vs oral nutrition alone

Postoperative parenteral nutrition may leads to higher complications compared with oral nutrition alone (low certainty).

• Perioperative nutrition for the treatment of bladder cancer by radical cystectomy 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.4 [1.07, 1.82]
  1 study · 157 participants
  Low

Postoperative parenteral nutrition vs oral nutrition alone

• Perioperative nutrition for the treatment of bladder cancer by radical cystectomy 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 157 participants
  Low

Postoperative parenteral nutrition vs oral nutrition alone

It is very uncertain whether postoperative parenteral nutrition changes mortality compared with oral nutrition alone (very low certainty).

• Perioperative nutrition for the treatment of bladder cancer by radical cystectomy 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.12 [0.07, 17.62]
  1 study · 157 participants
  Very low

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

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

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

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

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

It is very uncertain whether postoperative enteral nutrition (Osmolite) via nasojejunal tube changes mortality compared with postoperative parenteral nutrition (PN) (very low certainty).

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.7 [0.01, 60.29]
  1 study · 24 participants
  Very low

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

It is very uncertain whether postoperative enteral nutrition (Osmolite) via nasojejunal tube changes side effects (vomiting, diarrhoea) compared with postoperative parenteral nutrition (PN) (very low certainty).

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.68 [0.04, 11.17]
  1 study · 24 participants
  Very low

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

It is very uncertain whether postoperative enteral nutrition (Osmolite) via nasojejunal tube changes infection (overall) compared with postoperative parenteral nutrition (PN) (very low certainty).

• Nutritional interventions for liver‐transplanted patients 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.07 [0.12, 8.75]
  1 study · 24 participants
  Very low