Foschi 1986.
Methods | Randomised clinical trial, Italy | |
Participants | 64 hospitalised adults with obstructive jaundice, with serum bilirubin above 200 µmol undergoing percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, at nutritional risk due to undergoing major surgery Male:Female = 39:21 (gender not reported for four participants) Mean age = 63.5 years Exclusion criteria: None stated |
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Interventions | Experimental group: Either enteral (19 participants) or parenteral nutrition (4 participants) or both (5 participants). Enteral nutrition was Precision BR with 10% peptides, 0.8% lipid, 81.9% carbohydrate; parenteral nutrition was Freamine III (50% dextrose and 8.5% amino acid). All nutrition was for at least 12 days preoperatively.(n = 28) Control group: no intervention(n = 32) Co‐interventions: percutaneous trans‐hepatic biliary drainage and standard care |
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Outcomes | Complications, mortality | |
Study dates | Not stated | |
Notes | We contacted the authors on 6th April 2016 by email: Diego.Foschi@unimi.it. 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 | There are > 5% dropouts and it is unclear how the trial handles missing data. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | The trial reports complications and mortality. |
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. |