Patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The present study included RCT and retrospective studies in English, which compared outcomes between patients who received IM (IM group) or standard treatment (control group).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Records without abstracts, conference abstracts, case reports, and reviews were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The aim of this meta-analysis was to clarify the significance of immunonutrition(IM) on short-term outcomes including pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD)-related complications in patients undergoing PD. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Moreover, we explored further analysis to identify the association between IM and the incidence of each infectious complication after PD. Subgroup analysis including sensitivity analysis and source of funding (industry vs non-industry). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Gastroenterological Surgery