Does preoperative oral carbohydrate reduce hospital stay? A randomized trial.

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Summary

It is found that the safety of administering preoperative oral carbohydrate-rich fluids is supported, but the benefit of this treatment regimen for contributing to shorter hospital stays after elective colorectal surgery is unable to be confirmed or refuted.

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article
Published
2014-02-01
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Keywords

Medicine, Regimen, Randomized controlled trial, Confidence interval, Colorectal surgery

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