Comeche, J.M.; Caballero, P.; Gutierrez-Hervas, A.; García-Sanjuan, S.; Comino, I.; Altavilla, C.; Tuells, J. Enteral Nutrition in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression. Nutrients2019, 11, 2657.
Comeche, J.M.; Caballero, P.; Gutierrez-Hervas, A.; García-Sanjuan, S.; Comino, I.; Altavilla, C.; Tuells, J. Enteral Nutrition in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2657.
Comeche, J.M.; Caballero, P.; Gutierrez-Hervas, A.; García-Sanjuan, S.; Comino, I.; Altavilla, C.; Tuells, J. Enteral Nutrition in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression. Nutrients2019, 11, 2657.
Comeche, J.M.; Caballero, P.; Gutierrez-Hervas, A.; García-Sanjuan, S.; Comino, I.; Altavilla, C.; Tuells, J. Enteral Nutrition in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2657.
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disease mediated by the immune system and characterized by the inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the possible treatments for this pathology is a change in the type of diet, the enteral nutrition (EN) is one of them. This study is to understand how the use of EN can affect the adult population diagnosed with IBD. We conducted a systematic review, meta-analysis and a meta-regression. On the different databases, (MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane, LILACS, Cinhal, WOS) we found 363 registers, the accuracy was 12% (44 registers); After a Full-text review, only 30 research studies were selected for qualitative synthesis and 11 for Meta-analysis and Meta-regression. The variables used were Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI), C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR). EN has shown to have efficacy for the treatment of Crohn’s Disease and is compatible with other medicines. As for the CDAI or the rates of remission, there were no differences between enteral and parenteral nutrition. Polymeric formulas, have shown better results with respect to the CRP. The long-term treatment could dilute the good CDAI results that are obtained at the start of the EN treatment.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Dietetics and Nutrition
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