Effectiveness of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic therapies in reducing postoperative complications: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages S153-S160

  Kasatpibal, Nongyao ^a   Whitney, Joanne D ^b   Saokaew, Surasak ^c,d   Kengkla, Kirati ^c   Heitkemper, Margaret M ^b   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^e  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Postoperative complication; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Surgical site infection; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOPUS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; ADULT; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SYNBIOTICS;

EID: 85033494941     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix114     Document Type: Article

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