Shestopalov 1996.

Methods	Randomised clinical trial, Russia
Participants	64 hospitalised adults with multiple organ failure because of diffuse purulent peritonitis, at nutritional risk due to increased nutritional requirements Male:Female = Not reported Exclusion criteria: Not reported
Interventions	Experimental group: Enteral nutrition. Started from the 1st hours after operation (n = 33) Control group: No intervention(n = 31)
Outcomes	Metabolic, hormonal and immunologic status change, stage of intestinal insufficiency syndrome, severity of organ disorders, severity of gastro‐intestinal function disorders, hepatic, cardiac and respiratory insufficiency, and mortality
Study dates	Not stated
Notes	We contacted the authors on 14th October 2015 by email: ashest@yandex.ru. We received an initial reply but no further answer.
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)	Unclear risk	No protocol could be obtained, and the trial did not report all‐cause mortality or serious adverse events.
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.