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- Title
Pre-operative oral carbohydrate loading in colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Noblett, S E; Watson, D S; Huong, H; Davison, B; Hainsworth, P J; Horgan, A F
- Abstract
Surgery induces a catabolic response with stress hormone release and insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of pre-operative carbohydrate administration on grip strength, gastrointestinal function and hospital stay following elective colorectal surgery.
- Publication
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, 2006, Vol 8, Issue 7, p563
- ISSN
1462-8910
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.00965.x