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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2024

Effectiveness of nutritional support for clinical outcomes in gastric cancer patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Juping Zhang, Qian Kong, Jibo Zhang, Jun Guo

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Juping ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, 054000, China.
Qian KongDepartment of Oncology, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, 054000, China.
Jibo ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai, 054000, China.
Jun GuoDepartment of Oncology, Xingtai People's Hospital, 818 Xiangdu North Road, Xingtai, 054000, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality globally. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the impact of nutritional interventions on clinical outcomes in GC patients. Methods: Comprehensive search was conducted across four medical databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that examined nutritional interventions in GC patients. The outcomes assessed included hospitalization duration, nutritional status, immune function, and complications. Results: A total of 11 studies were included. Enteral nutrition (EN) significantly reduce hospital stay duration compared to no nutritional intervention (SMD = -1.22, 95% CI [-1.72, -0.73], Conclusion: Nutritional support, particularly EN and IN, can significantly improve hospitalization outcomes, nutritional status, and immune function. Customizing interventions according to patient requirements can optimize therapeutic outcomes, highlighting the need for further research in this area.

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enteral nutritiongastric cancerimmunonutritionmeta-analysisnutritional supportparenteral nutrition

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PMID39247438
PMCPMC11377983

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