Trial reportWorld journal of surgery2018
Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on Quality of Recovery in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Trial report in World journal of surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02555020 (Effect of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on Quality of Recovery), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on Quality of Recovery: Randomized Controlled Trial
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preoperative oral carbohydrate administration in adult elective surgery: protocol heterogeneity, regional practice patterns and evidence gaps-a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Preoperative carbohydrate loading reduces length of stay after major elective, non-cardiac surgery when compared to fasting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of preoperative oral carbohydrate on postoperative discomfort in patients undergoing elective surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of pre-operative oral carbohydrate loading on peri-operative outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Effects of preoperative carbohydrate loading on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Effect of preoperative oral carbohydrate on the postoperative recovery quality of patients undergoing daytime oral surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2024Article
- Application of the quality of recovery-40 questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in gastric cancer.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Ultrasound assessment of gastric content in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy after preoperative oral carbohydrates: a prospective, randomized controlled, double-blind study.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Can simple perioperative measures improve quality of recovery following ambulatory laparoscopic surgery in females? An open prospective randomised cohort study, comparing nutritional preoperative drink and chewing gum during recovery to standard care.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2019Article
- Effect of total fasting hours on the overall quality of recovery after surgery: An observational study.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWhile carbohydrate loading is an important component of enhanced patient recovery after surgery, no study has evaluated the effects of preoperative carbohydrate loading after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) on patient satisfaction and overall recovery. Thus, we aimed to investigate the impact of preoperative oral carbohydrates on scores from the quality of recovery 40-item (QoR-40) questionnaire after LC.
methodsA total of 153 adults who underwent LC were randomized into three groups. Group MN-NPO was fasted from midnight until surgery. Group No-NPO received 400 mL of a carbohydrate beverage on the evening before surgery, and a morning dose of 400 mL was ingested at least 2 h before surgery. Group Placebo received the same quantity of flavored water as for group No-NPO. The quality of recovery after general anesthesia was evaluated using QoR-40 questionnaire. Intraoperative hemodynamics were also evaluated.
resultsThere were no significant differences among the groups in terms of the pre- and postoperative global QoR-40 scores (P = 0.257). Group MN-NPO had an elevated heart rate compared to patients who ingested a preoperative beverage (groups No-NPO and Placebo; P = 0.0412).
conclusionsThe preoperative carbohydrate beverage did not improve quality of recovery using the QoR-40 questionnaire after general anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to placebo or conventional fasting. However, the preoperative fasting group had a consistently increased heart rate during changes in body position that induced hypotension, which is likely a result of depletion of effective intravascular volume caused by traditional fasting over 8 h.
trial registrationClinical trial.gov identifier: NCT02555020.
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