| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Bozzetti 2014 | MBO < 70% |
| Bozzetti 2015 | Inappropriate aim for this review: Quote: "The purpose of developing and validating a nomogram to predict survival " Survival data for participants not presented |
| Brard 2006 | Not specified that participants received PN at home |
| Chakraborty 2011 | Only one patient had PN at home |
| Chen 2013 | Inappropriate setting for this review: Quote: "TPN in patients with advanced‐stage, incurable cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis in a hospital setting" |
| Chouhan 2016 | Not specified that participants received PN at home |
| Diver 2013 | Inappropriate aim for this review: Quote: "The aim of the study is to review a single institution's experience with gastrostomy tubes" |
| Fan 2007 | Not specified that participants received PN at home |
| Gemlo 1986 | Received hydration and not complete nutrition |
| Girke 2016 | Number in MBO not specified |
| Guerra 2015 | Unable to extract data for those receiving TPN at home separately from those receiving it in hospital |
| Gupta 2015 | Abstract for Chouhan 2016 data |
| Hoda 2005 | Percentage of MBO <70% |
| Mercadante 1995a | Some participants received hydration and not complete nutrition |
| Mercadante 2015 | MBO < 70% |
| Naghibi 2015 | Review paper |
| Oh 2014 | Not specified that participants received PN at home |
| Pasanisi 2001 | Data included in Santarpia 2006 |
| Szefel 2016 | Participants received TPN in hospital |
| Tang 1995 | MBO < 70% |
| Tunca 1981 | Participants received TPN in hospital |
| Vashi 2014 | Not specified that participants had MBO |
| Villares 2001 | No outcomes relevant for review |
| Villares 2004 | No outcomes relevant for review |
MBN: malignant bowel obstruction; PN: parenteral nutrition