Prophylactic effects of probiotics or synbiotics on postoperative ileus after gastrointestinal cancer surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 3; p. e0264759
• Main Authors: Tang, Gang, Huang, Wang, Tao, Jie, Wei, Zhengqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.03.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abdomen; Bias; Biology and Life Sciences; Cancer; Cancer surgery; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Complications; Confidence intervals; Defecation; Diet; Dietary supplements; Distension; Gastrointestinal cancer; Gastrointestinal surgery; Hospitals; Intervention; Intestines; Medicine and Health Sciences; Meta-analysis; Obstructions; Patient outcomes; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Recovery; Surgery; Surgery, Experimental; Surgical research; China; United States > US

Postoperative ileus is a major problem following gastrointestinal cancers surgery, several randomized controlled trials have been conducted investigating the use of probiotics or synbiotics to reduce postoperative ileus, but their findings are controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to determine...