Oncology

Enteral vs Parenteral Nutrition

Author and Year:
Seguy D, Duhamel A, Rejeb M, et al. 2012
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Better outcome of patients undergoing enteral tube feeding after myeloablative conditioning for allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Authors:
Seguy D, Duhamel A, Rejeb M, Gomez E, Buhl N, Bruno B, Cortot A, Yakoub-Agha I
Journal:
Transplantation
Year of publication:
2012
Volume:
94
Issue:
3
Page numbers:
287-294
Study Design:
Prospective Cohort Study
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Some concerns
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients undergoing a first MAC allo-SCT for acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, or myeloproliferative syndrome were included.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who received cord blood were excluded.
Research Purpose:
The aim of this study was to determine whether enteral nutrition improves early outcome after myeloablative conditioning allo-SCT.
Blinding efforts:
N/A
Study Location:
France
Source(s) of Funding:
Please specify names of funders:
The authors declared no funding.