Capellá 1990.
Methods | Randomised clinical trial, Spain | |
Participants | 27 hospitalised adults with gastric adenocardinoma undergoing total gastrectomy, at nutritional risk due to major abdominal surgery Male:Female = 21:6 Mean age = 64 years |
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Interventions | Experimental group: Received TPN (n = 15) Control group: Received traditional serum therapy (3 participants actually received peripheral parenteral nutrition)(n = 12) |
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Outcomes | Mortality, complications, length of hospital stay | |
Study dates | 1983 to 1986 | |
Notes | We contacted the authors on 13th December 2015 by email: gcapella@ico.scs.es. We received no reply. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | The number of participants with incomplete data was not reported. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Mortality and complications were reported. |
For‐profit bias | Unclear risk | It was unclear how the trial was funded. |
Other bias | Low risk | The trial appeared to be free of other components that could put it at risk of bias. |