Pre-pyloric enteral nutrition versus total parenteral nutrition on survival in dogs with acute pancreatitis

TL;DR

This paper investigates whether feeding dogs with acute pancreatitis through the stomach (enteral) improves survival compared to feeding through the vein (parenteral).

Contribution

The study provides a critical review of a single open-label pilot trial comparing two nutrition methods in dogs with acute pancreatitis.

Findings

There was no significant difference in survival rates between pre-pyloric enteral and total parenteral nutrition.

The evidence supporting one nutrition method over the other is currently weak.

Abstract

In dogs with acute pancreatitis, does pre-pyloric enteral nutrition compared to total parenteral nutrition result in an improved survival rate?

Treatment.

One paper was critically reviewed. It was an open-label, prospective pilot study.

Weak.

There was no difference in outcome between the two treatments in this study.

There is currently weak evidence on the effect of pre-pyloric enteral nutrition compared to total parenteral nutrition on the survival rate of dogs with acute pancreatitis.