SynthesisAlimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2021
Systematic review with meta-analysis: effects of implementing a nutrition support team for in-hospital parenteral nutrition.
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- Best evidence summary for the rational use of parenteral nutrition in hospitalized cancer patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review with meta-analysis: effects of implementing a nutrition support team for in-hospital parenteral nutrition.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2021Pooled it
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- Development of a multidisciplinary cooperative nutrition management process for critically ill patients-a Delphi expert consensus study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- An Examination of Strategies to Improve Access to Medical Nutrition Therapy among Cancer Patients in the United States: A Narrative Review and a Call to Action.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Nurses' Knowledge in the Prevention and Management of Nasointestinal Tube Obstruction: A Cross Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of nutrition support team-led care on perioperative outcomes in malnourished older adults with gastric cancer.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Qualitative exploration of comprehension and experiences of healthcare professionals regarding nutrition care in Karachi, Pakistan.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Nutrition Therapy by Nutrition Support Team: A Comparison of Multi-Chamber Bag and Customized Parenteral Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Mapping the global research landscape on nutritional support for patients with gastrointestinal malignancy: visualization analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Review
- Exploring the practice of nutritional support during hospitalization across physicians, dietitians, and pharmacists based in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Parenteral Nutrition Overview.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Chronic Intestinal Failure: Portuguese Overview and Future Perspectives.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterologyReview
- Let food be thy medicine….Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundNutrition support teams (NST) may improve parenteral nutrition (PN) outcomes. No previous systematic review has provided conclusive data on catheter-related infection (CRI) occurrence after NST introduction, nor have previous studies performed meta-analysis or graded the evidence.
aimsTo systematically evaluate the effects of implementing an NST for hospitalised adults on PN and compare these with standard care.
methodsThis was a systematic review and meta-analysis, pre-registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020218094). On November 24, 2020, PubMed, Web of science, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Clinical Key were searched. Clinical trials and observational studies with a standard care comparator were included. Primary outcome was relative reduction in CRI rate. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate effects, and evidence was rated using Cochrane and GRADE methodologies.
resultsTwenty-seven studies with 8166 patients were included. Across 10 studies, NST introduction reduced the CRI rate (IRR = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.19-0.53) with -8 (95% CI: -12 to -5) episodes per 1000 catheter days compared with standard care. Hypophosphataemia occurred less frequently (IRD = -12%, 95% CI: -24% to -1%) and 30-day mortality decreased (IRD = -6%, 95% CI: -11% to -1%). Inappropriate PN use decreased, both judged by indication (IRD = -18%, 95% CI: -28% to -9%) and duration (IRD = -21%, 95% CI: -33% to -9%). Evidence was rated very low to moderate.
conclusionsThis study documents the clinical impact of introducing an NST, with moderate-grade evidence for the reduction of CRI occurrence compared with standard care. Further, NST introduction significantly reduced metabolic complications, mortality, and inappropriate PN use.
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