| Population |
Adults studies; Nutrition status(either well nourished or malnourished); Patients undergoing dialysis (of any type) |
Animal data |
| Intervention |
All studies using oral nutritional supplements with any macronutrient (carbohydrate, fat, or protein/amino acid); Setting in hospital or community (outpatient or home) |
Feeds only given non-caloric nutrients or concomitantly given keto acid or keto analogues |
| Comparison |
Placebo, routine care, or no supplementation |
Without control group |
| Outcome measures |
Mortality; Serum albumin level; Body mass index; Electrolytes (serum potassium and phosphate) |
Studies without any predetermined outcome measure |
| Study type |
Randomized controlled trials |
Non-randomized studies |
