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

Summary Background & aims Whilst preoperative carbohydrate treatment (PCT) results in beneficial physiological effects, the effects on postoperative clinical outcomes remain unclear and were studied in this meta-analysis. Methods Prospective studies that randomised adult non-diabetic patients to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2013-02, Vol.32 (1), p.34-44
Hauptverfasser: Awad, Sherif, Varadhan, Krishna K, Ljungqvist, Olle, Lobo, Dileep N
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Background & aims Whilst preoperative carbohydrate treatment (PCT) results in beneficial physiological effects, the effects on postoperative clinical outcomes remain unclear and were studied in this meta-analysis. Methods Prospective studies that randomised adult non-diabetic patients to either PCT (≥50 g oral carbohydrates 2–4 h pre-anaesthesia) or control (fasted/placebo) were included. The primary outcome was length of hospital stay. Secondary outcomes included development of postoperative insulin resistance, complications, nausea and vomiting. Methodological quality was assessed using GRADEpro® software. Results Twenty-one randomised studies of 1685 patients (733 PCT: 952 control) were included. No overall difference in length of stay was noted for analysis of all studies or subgroups of patients undergoing surgery with an expected hospital stay ≤2 days or orthopaedic procedures. However, patients undergoing major abdominal surgery following PCT had reduced length of stay [mean difference, 95% confidence interval: −1.08 (−1.87 to −0.29); I2  = 60%, p  = 0.007]. PCT reduced postoperative insulin resistance with no effects on in-hospital complications over control (risk ratio, 95% confidence interval, 0.88 (0.50–1.53), I2  = 41%; p  = 0.640). There was significant heterogeneity amongst studies and, therefore, quality of evidence was low to moderate. Conclusions PCT may be associated with reduced length of stay in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, however, the included studies were of low to moderate quality.
ISSN:0261-5614
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1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2012.10.011