Muhammad Muaz Loon, Mulusew Goshe, Muhammad Rashid, Abdullah Shehryar, Abdur Rehman, Shenouda Abdallah, Shariq K Baluch, Arslan Ahmed, Hanen Batat, Maria Quinn
Malnutrition presents a significant risk to patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, with direct consequences on postoperative complication rates, recovery times, and mortality. Our systematic review, guided by PRISMA protocols, examined the impact of preoperative nutritional support on these surgical outcomes. We scrutinized publications from PubMed, Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library up to April 2023, including randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, and systematic reviews. The stringent selection process narrowed to 10 studies demonstrating the efficacy of preoperative nutritional support, from oral supplements to enteral and parenteral nutrition, in reducing postoperative complications and length of hospital stays while enhancing recovery rates...
March 2024: Curēus