Malignant bowel obstruction

This study aims to review individual patient outcomes on parenteral nutrition in the setting of advanced cancer with a diagnosis of malignant bowel obstruction and identify clinical and laboratory markers predictive of short- and long-term survival to further highlight patients that would benefit from parenteral nutrition in the setting of an inoperable malignant bowel obstruction.

We conducted a prospective multicenter cohort study to assess the effects of parenteral nutrition and hydration on survival in patients with malignant bowel obstruction.