Preoperative carbohydrate loading and intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy for elderly patients undergoing open gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Preoperative carbohydrate loading and intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy for elderly patients undergoing open gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The effect of a combination of a goal-directed fluid protocol and preoperative carbohydrate loading on postoperative complications in elderly patients still remains unknown. Therefore, we designed this trial to evaluate the relative impact of preoperative carbohydrate loading and...

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Main Authors: Xia Liu, Peng Zhang, Meng Xue Liu, Jun Li Ma, Xin Chuan Wei, Dan Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Carbohydrate
Goal-directed fluid therapy
Elderly
Gastrointestinal surgery
Outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01377-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01377-8

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