Revisiting the refeeding syndrome: Results of a systematic review
- Friedli, Natalie
- Stanga, Zeno
- Sobotka, Lubos
- Culkin, Alison
- Kondrup, Jens
- Laviano, Alessandro
- Mueller, Beat
- Schuetz, Philipp
DOIAbstract
Although described <70 y ago, the refeeding syndrome (RFS) remains understudied with lack of standardized definition and treatment recommendations. The aim of this systematic review was to gather evidence regarding standardized definition, incidence rate and time course of occurrence, association with adverse clinical outcomes, risk factors, and therapeutic strategies to prevent or treat this condition. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for interventional and observational clinical trials focusing on RFS, excluding case reports and reviews. We extracted data based on a predefined case report form and assessed bias. RESULTS: Of 2207 potential abstracts, 45 records with a total of 6608 patients were included (3 interventional trials, 16 studies ...
Add to ORKG