Does preoperative enteral or parenteral nutrition reduce postoperative complications in Crohn’s disease patients: a meta-analysis

Objectives Crohn’s disease (CD) patients frequently develop complications that require surgery for management. The high prevalence of malnutrition in CD patients presents a challenge because poor preoperative nutritional status has been shown to increase postoperative complications. In this study, we assessed whether preoperative enteral nutrition (EN) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN) decreases postoperative complications in CD patients....