Meta-analysis of enteral nutritional support for pressure ulcer prevention
- VernacularTitle:肠内营养支持预防压疮效果的meta分析
- Author:
Qixia JIANG
;
Yanxia GUO
;
Shizheng DU
;
Jiandong WANG
;
Yuhong ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Enteral nutrition;
Supplement;
Pressure ulcer;
Prevention;
Meta-analysis
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2015;(6):625-631
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective Nutrition becomes a focus to professionals as an important factor during the development of pressure ulcers.However, there is no evidence for the effectiveness of eternal nutrition support for pressure ulcer prevention .This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of eternal nutrition support for pressure ulcer prevention and provide evidence for patients with the risk of pressure ulcer . Methods Key words such as pressure ulcer prevention,eternal nutritional supportwere used to search information in the Cochrane Library , JBI Database of Systematic Reviews , MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMbase, CBMdisc, CNKI and Wanfang Database to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs).The quality of RCTs was critically appraised and data were extracted by 3 reviewers independently .Meta-analyses were conducted for the eligible RCTs using RevMan 5.0 software, and Stata12.0 software was applied to detect bias or sensitivity analysis to determine the source of heterogeneity if necessary . Results 7 RCTs were includ-ed, among which 1 RCT was excluded by sensitivity analysis .6 RCTs ( n=1553 ) were finally included for meta analysis ( n=728 in trail group, n=825 in control group), and all the patients were given oral nutrition support for 7days to 26 weeks.The results showed that the ulcer incidence in the intervention group reduced by 16%in comparison to the control group (P=0.006).The protein and energy intake in intervention group were higher than those in control group , and the length of stay in hospital was shortened by 16 days. No significant difference was found in the albumin values . Conclusion The enteric nutrition support can reduce the incidence of pressure ulcer obviously with the highest level of evidence , IA .
