The impact of preoperative oral nutrition supplementation on outcomes in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery for cancer in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Malnutrition is an independent predictor for postoperative complications in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We systematically reviewed evidence on the impact of preoperative oral nutrition supplementation (ONS) on patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery in LMICs. We se...

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Main Authors: Stephen R. Knight, Ahmad U. Qureshi, Thomas M. Drake, Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, Mayaba Maimbo, Edwin Yenli, Stephen Tabiri, Dhruva Ghosh, Pamela A. Kingsley, Sudha Sundar, Catherine Shaw, Apple P. Valparaiso, Aneel Bhangu, Peter Brocklehurst, Laura Magill, Dion G. Morton, John Norrie, Tracey E. Roberts, Evropi Theodoratou, Thomas G. Weiser, Sorrel Burden, Ewen M. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16460-4