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Results of literature review
Reference: Moore FA, Feliciano DV, Andrassy RJ, McArdle AH, Booth FV, Morgenstein-Wagner TB et al. Early enteral feeding, compared with parenteral, reduces postoperative septic complications. The results of a meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 1992;216:172-83.
Patients type / studies included: 8 studies comparing post-op nutrition (118 EN pts to 112 TPN pts) in blunt trauma, penetrating trauma and non-trauma (high-risk) surgical pts
Best Level of Evidence: Level II Internal validity score: 2.5 / 6
Areas for concern:
- literature search terms and process not adequately described
- individual articles were not appraised for methodological quality