Journal article
Preoperative carbohydrate loading before colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract
PurposePreoperative carbohydrate loading has been introduced as a component of many enhanced recovery after surgery programs. Evaluation of current evidence for preoperative carbohydrate loading in colorectal surgery has never been synthesized.MethodsMEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL were searched until May 2021. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing patients undergoing colorectal surgery with and without preoperative carbohydrate loading …
Authors
Lu J; Khamar J; McKechnie T; Lee Y; Amin N; Hong D; Eskicioglu C
Journal
International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Vol. 37, No. 12, pp. 2431–2450
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2022
DOI
10.1007/s00384-022-04288-3
ISSN
0179-1958