Oral nutrition or water loading before hip replacement surgery; a randomized clinical trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Surgery induces insulin resistance that might be alleviated by a nutritional drink given preoperatively. The authors hypothesized that some of the beneficial effects of the drink could be attributed to the volume component (approxima...

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Main Authors: Ljunggren Stefan, Hahn Robert G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/13/1/97