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December 12, 2025Frontiers in NutritionOpen Access

Does micronutrient supplementation improve outcomes in adult gastrointestinal surgery patients? A systematic review

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DSDahlia SalmanTSTrevor SmithPCPhilip C. Calder

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Overview

Systematic review reveals micronutrients may mitigate postoperative complications, suggesting further randomized trials are needed.

Key Points

  • This review evaluates the impact of micronutrient supplementation on outcomes following gastrointestinal surgery.
  • Conducted systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
  • Searched databases including Medline and CINHAL from 2014 onward
  • Included studies that assessed micronutrient effects in adult gastrointestinal surgery patients
  • Several micronutrients contributed to reduced postoperative complications
  • Vitamin D usage showed mixed results regarding bone density in bariatric surgery patients
  • Intravenous multivitamins led to shorter hospital stays and decreased oxidative stress
  • Wound dressings with vitamin E decreased infection rates and postoperative pain

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Salman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6940190c2d562116f28f6484https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1719617
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