SynthesisNutrients2020
Semi-Solid Nutrients for Prevention of Enteral Tube Feeding-Related Complications in Japanese Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2020. 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.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Strategies to Maximize the Benefits of Evidence-Based Enteral Nutrition: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical effects and safety of semi-solid feeds in tube-fed patients: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Enteral Nutrition by Nasogastric Tube in Adult Patients under Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
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- Association between blenderized tube feeds and differential oropharynx, stomach, and stool microbiome signatures relative to conventional formula feeds in children fed via enteral tube: A cross-sectional study.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Article
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- The Japanese Critical Care Nutrition Guideline 2024.Journal of intensive care · 2025Review
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- Preventive strategies for feeding intolerance among patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A cross-sectional survey.International journal of nursing sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
The aim of this systematic review was to assess the best available evidence on semi-solid nutrients for prevention of complications associated with enteral tube feeding (ETF). PubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial, Ichushi-web, and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases were searched for relevant articles. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster RCTs, and crossover trials comparing the effects of semi-solid nutrients with those of control interventions in patients on ETF were included in the review. The primary outcome was development of gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Eight RCTs and five crossover trials involving 889 study participants in total were examined via meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed that semi-solid nutrients significantly decreased the risk of GER (risk ratio 0.39; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.21 to 0.73) and the GER index (mean difference -2.93; 95% CI -5.18 to -0.68). Dwell time in the stomach was significantly shortened (standardized mean difference (SMD) -0.50; 95% CI -0.99 to -0.02), as was care time defined as the time needed to prepare and administer the nutrient solution (SMD -8.02; 95% CI -10.94 to -5.10). Semi-solid nutrients significantly decrease the risk of GER and the dwell time in the stomach in adult patients. .
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