Cochrane · systematic review · CD012812
Home parenteral nutrition for people with inoperable malignant bowel obstruction
Sowerbutts, AM, Lal, S, Sremanakova, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Parenteral nutrition (PN) for inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (MBO)
Population: people with advanced cancer with inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (MBO)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Length of Survival | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 721 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of life | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 188 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 280 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |