A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials on preoperative oral carbohydrate treatment in elective surgery

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-44

  Awad, Sherif ^a   Varadhan, Krishna K ^a   Ljungqvist, Olle ^b,c   Lobo, Dileep N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complications; Hospital stay; Insulin resistance; Meta analysis; Oral carbohydrate; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE CARBOHYDRATE TREATMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84872606592     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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