A meta-analysis of probiotic and synbiotic use in elective surgery: Does nutrition modulation of the gut microbiome improve clinical outcome?

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-253

  Kinross, James MacAlister ^a   Markar, Sheraz ^b   Karthikesalingam, Alan ^c   Chow, Andre ^a   Penney, Nicholas ^d   Silk, David ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

meta analysis; prebiotics; probiotics; sepsis; surgery; synbiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTESTINE FLORA; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; METAGENOME; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBIOTICS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SYNBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84873626644     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607112452306     Document Type: Article

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