Attenuation of metabolic stress response during spinal surgery under general anaesthesia - A comparison between preoperative carbohydrate drink or no carbohydrate load
Background: Surgery is a stress which stimulates the increase of counter regulatory hormones. Pre-operative prolonged fasting increases stress further. Although a pre-operative carbohydrate (CHO) drink has been variably reported to yield benefit in reducing the perioperative stress and is being used...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/43262 |