Why the study?
Overnight fasting before elective surgery avoids aspiration risk during anesthesia induction but causes mental and metabolic stress to patients.
Does preoperative consumption of a carbohydrate drink improve perioperative emotional status in patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
Does preoperative consumption of a carbohydrate drink improve perioperative emotional status in patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
Preoperative carbohydrate drinks are being investigated as a potentially safe and beneficial alternative to traditional overnight fasting to reduce perioperative stress in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Preoperative carbohydrate drinks may be safe before laparoscopic cholecystectomy; leaves open benefits for metabolic stress reduction pending larger RCTs.
Purpose: Overnight fasting prior to elective surgery is the traditional way of avoiding the risk of aspiration during anesthesia induction. However, it causes mental and metabolic stress to patients. Therefore, we investigated the safety and potential benefits of the preoperative consumption of a carbohydrate drink. Methods: This was a single-center prospective, nonrandomized study with questionnaire. Patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included. There was no restriction on age, underlying diseases, and biliary drainage prior to surgery. They were preoperatively given either a carbohydrate drink or were instructed to fast from midnight before surgery. Perioperative emotional status was measured using the visual analog scale.
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