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ReviewInternational wound journal2017

The potential benefits and harms of early feeding post-surgery: a literature review.

Genevieve Abela

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Review in International wound journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Genevieve AbelaCardiff University, School of Medicine, Centre for Medical Education, Cardiff, UK.
Cardiff University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effect of nutrition on wound healing is widely recognized, with many studies highlighting the detrimental effect poor nutrition can have on wound healing. In addition, fasting pre-, peri- and postoperatively can contribute to further protein catabolism, leading to morbidity and mortality. By reviewing the current literature, this work evaluates the potential benefits and harms from early feeding (EF) during the early stages postsurgery. Current randomised control trials suggest that the early introduction of nutrients post-surgery may be beneficial for wound healing and recovery from surgery. Additionally, this approach does not seem to impose any increased complications post-operatively. Conversely, although there is ongoing research supporting EF and evidence showing that malnutrition can delay wound healing and recovery, healthcare professionals remain sceptical with a slow uptake in adopting EF protocols.

Indexed as

Practice Guidelines as TopicEnteral NutritionFemaleHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsTime FactorsWound HealingEarly feedingEnteral nutritionParenteral nutritionWound healing

Identifiers

PMID28371381
PMCPMC7949951
OpenAlexW2599226713

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