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ReviewLangenbeck's archives of surgery2008

Early enteral nutrition in acute pancreatitis--benefits and limitations.

Attila Oláh, László Romics

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Review in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Attila OláhDepartment of Surgery, Petz Aladár Teaching Hospital, Gyor, Hungary. olaha@petz.gyor.hu
László Romics
Glasgow Royal Infirmary · GBPetz Aladár Megyei Oktató Kórház · HU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe application of enteral feeding as part of the treatment of acute pancreatitis goes back more than a decade now. In this review, the authors outline the indications and limitations of enteral feeding in the treatment of acute pancreatitis using up-to-date evidence-based data. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Latest meta-analyses suggest that early enteral feeding reduces effectively the incidence of infective complications and shortens hospital stay. In addition, recently published randomized controlled trials indicate that it may reduce mortality as well.

conclusionHowever, the role of immune-enhancing ingredients, such as glutamine or omega-3 fatty acids, combined with enteral nutrition is uncertain, and the published studies are too few to make any treatment recommendation. Supplementation of enteral feeding with probiotics is a potentially promising alternative, but further well-designed multi-centric trials are necessary to prove their role in the treatment of acute pancreatitis.

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Enteral NutritionEvidence-Based MedicineFollow-Up StudiesHumansPancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing

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PMID18266002
OpenAlexW2071181636

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