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Chaudhary NK, Sunuwar DR, Sharma R, Karki M, Timilsena MN, Gurung A, Badgami S, Singh DR, Karki P, Bhandari KK, Pradhan PMS. The effect of pre-operative carbohydrate loading in femur fracture: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:819. [PMID: 36042436 PMCID: PMC9424836 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05766-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Femur fracture is a major burden among elderly people, leading patients to be bedridden for a long time in the hospital. The body is more likely to be in a catabolic state as a result of the prolonged fasting period required for surgery, leading to an increase in insulin resistance. Pre-operative carbohydrate loading has been shown to improve postoperative outcomes in several countries. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of pre-operative carbohydrate loading in femur fracture surgery. METHODS This study was single-center, hospital-based, open-label, parallel-group randomized controlled trial conducted between August 2020 and November 2021. A total of 66 participants, aged 50 years and above having femur fractures planned for surgery were included in this study and assigned to the control (n = 33) and study (n = 33) groups through computer-generated random numbers. The control group was kept fasting from midnight to the next morning as in existence while the study group was intervened with carbohydrate loading according to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol. The pre-operative nutritional status was identified and the postoperative outcomes were measured using the Visual Analogue Score (VAS), Cumulative Ambulatory Score (CAS), and Modified Barthel Index (MBI) scoring systems. Statistical analyses were performed using the Chi-square test and the Student's two-sample t-test to compare the outcomes between the two groups. RESULTS All the participants completed the study. There was a significant reduction in the average postoperative pain in the carbohydrate loading group (VAS: 4.8 (SD ± 1.8), 95% CI: 4.7-5.4) as compared to the control group (VAS: 6.1 (SD ± 2.1), 95% CI: 5.3-6.8). The average CAS showed a significant improvement in regaining the mobility function of participants in the study group (CAS: 8.1 (SD ± 2.8), 95% CI: 7.1-9.1) than that of the control group (CAS: 6.8 (SD ± 2.8), 95% CI: 5.8-7.8). The mean MBI score of the participants at the time of discharge from the hospital was higher in the study group (MBI:13.1 (SD ± 2.3), 95% CI: 12.2-13.9) compared to the control group (MBI: 11.8 (SD ± 3.1), 95% CI:10.6-12.9). Similarly, the length of hospital stay after surgery had decreased in the study group than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS The uptake of carbohydrate loading showed reduced post-operative pain, enhanced functional mobility, and decreased length of hospital stay. This study warrants larger trials to show the effect of pre-operative carbohydrate loading in a clinical setting. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT04838366, first registered on 09/042021 ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04838366 ).
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Armed Police Force Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- Greentara College of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal
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- Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Singh SM, Liverpool A, Romeiser JL, Miller JD, Thacker J, Gan TJ, Bennett-Guerrero E. A U.S. survey of pre-operative carbohydrate-containing beverage use in colorectal enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs. Perioper Med (Lond) 2021; 10:19. [PMID: 34044894 PMCID: PMC8161920 DOI: 10.1186/s13741-021-00187-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Carbohydrate-containing drinks (CCD) are administered preoperatively in most enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs. It is not known which types of CCDs are used, e.g., simple vs. complex carbohydrate, and if the choice of drink differs in patients with diabetes. METHODS A national survey was performed to characterize the use of preoperative CCDs within the context of adult colorectal ERAS programs. The survey had questions regarding the use of preoperative CCDs, the types of beverages used, and the timing of beverage administration. The survey was administered electronically to members of the American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and manually to participants at the 2018 Perioperative Quality and Enhanced Recovery Conference in San Francisco, CA. RESULTS Responses were received from 78 unique hospitals with a colorectal ERAS program of which 68 (87.2%) reported administering a preoperative drink. Of these, 98.5%, 80.9%, and 60.3% of hospitals administered a beverage to patients without diabetes, patients with diabetes not taking insulin, and patients with diabetes taking insulin, respectively. Surprisingly, one third of programs that administered a beverage to patients with diabetes used a simple carbohydrate drink. CONCLUSIONS This survey finds a high use of CHO-containing beverages in colorectal ERAS programs. More than half of all programs administer a CHO-containing beverage to patients with diabetes, and surprisingly, there is significant use of simple carbohydrate beverages in patients with diabetes receiving insulin.
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- Sunitha M Singh
- Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicholls Road, Health Science Center, L-4, 060, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8480, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicholls Road, Health Science Center, L-4, 060, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8480, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicholls Road, Health Science Center, L-4, 060, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8480, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Endocrinology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicolls Road, Health Science Center, L-4, 060, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8480, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 10 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC, 27710-1000, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicholls Road, Health Science Center, L-4, 060, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8480, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, 101 Nicholls Road, Health Science Center, L-4, 060, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8480, USA
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