Yie 1996.
Methods | Randomised clinical trial, China | |
Participants | 83 hospitalised adults with carcinoma of oesophagus and cardia, at nutritional risk due to gastro‐oesophageal surgery Male:Female = 59:24 Mean age = 55 years Exclusion criteria: Heart, lung, liver, kidney or endocrine diseases |
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Interventions | Experimental group: Group 2: Based on the conventional treatment, enteral nutrition (homemade homogenate liquid made of: rice, lean meat, egg, carrot, milk powder, sugar, etc.) was started from the 5th ˜ 6th day after the surgery. The treatment course was about 6 to 10 days (average 7 days). The average calorie supply was 3562 KJ. (n = 16) Control group: conventional fluid infusion through peripheral vein from the 1st day after surgery; the liquid volume was about 3000 ml; the calories were about 3562 KJ (n = 37) |
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Outcomes | Reduced weight/ideal body weight, BMI, morbidity and the times of stool after EN | |
Study dates | Not stated | |
Notes | We did not include group 1 as the experimental group received an elemental diet. We found no contact information for the authors. | |
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 | High risk | Participants and personnel were not blinded. |
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. |
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. |