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Preoperative oral carbohydrate treatment is of uncertain value for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
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Does not support routine preoperative oral carbohydrate use; leaves open efficacy in major abdominal surgery subgroups.
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Lassen et al. (2010) studied this question. Preoperative oral carbohydrate treatment is of uncertain value for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
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