Does preoperative oral carbohydrate reduce hospital stay? A randomized trial
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Article Title | Does preoperative oral carbohydrate reduce hospital stay? A randomized trial |
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ERA Journal ID | 124510 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Webster, Joan (Author), Osborne, Sonya Ranee (Author), Gill, Richard (Author), Chow, Carina Faran Kalan (Author), Wallin, Siobhan (Author), Jones, Lee (Author) and Tang, Annie (Author) |
Journal Title | AORN Journal |
Journal Citation | 99 (2), pp. 233-242 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0001-2092 |
1878-0369 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2013.12.003 |
Web Address (URL) | https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/j.aorn.2013.12.003 |
Abstract | Oral carbohydrate-rich fluids are used preoperatively to improve postoperative recovery, but their effectiveness for reducing length of hospital stay is uncertain. We assessed the effectiveness of preoperative loading with carbohydrates on the post-operative outcomes of 44 patients scheduled for elective colorectal surgery who were randomly allocated to a carbohydrate-rich fluid group or a usual care group during their pre admission clinic visit. Our primary outcome was the time patients required to be ready for discharge. Patients in the control group spent an average of 4.3 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.2-5.7) in the hospital and patients in the carbohydrate-rich fluid group spent 4.1 days (95% CI, 3.2-5.4) in the hospital until they met discharge criteria (P=.824). We found that the safety of administering preoperative oral carbohydrate-rich fluids is supported, but we were unable to confirm or refute the benefit of this treatment regimen for contributing to shorter hospital stays after elective colorectal surgery. |
Keywords | colorectal surgery, perioperative care, preoperative high-carbohydrate fluid loading, length of stay |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420501. Acute care |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Health, Queensland |
Queensland University of Technology | |
University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q529v/does-preoperative-oral-carbohydrate-reduce-hospital-stay-a-randomized-trial
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