Clinical Nutrition Research  2016;5(3):213-218

doi:10.7762/cnr.2016.5.3.213

Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate Loading in Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Kum Hee SON 1 ; So Young KIM ; Yeong Ah CHO ; Gyung Ah WIE ; Sung Sik HAN ; Sang Jae PARK

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Keywords

Preoperative carbohydrate loading; Preoperative fasting; Insulin resistance

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Overnight fasting before elective surgery has been the routine to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration. Recently, several international guidelines for preoperative fasting recommend to intake carbohydrate-containing fluids up to 2 to 3 hours before the induction of anesthesia to improve postoperative recovery. Based on the recommendations, we developed a "preoperative carbohydrate diet" provided for the preoperative patients. The purpose of this case report is to share our experience of applying preoperative carbohydrate loading prior to surgery.