Preoperative carbohydrate load and intraoperatively infused omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids positively impact nosocomial morbidity after coronary artery bypass grafting: a double-blind controlled randomized trial

Abstract Background A strategy of limited preoperative fasting, with carbohydrate (CHO) loading and intraoperative infusion of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA), has seldom been tried in cardiovascular surgery. Brief fasting, followed by CHO intake 2 h before anesthesia, may improve rec...

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Main Authors: Gibran Roder Feguri, Paulo Ruiz Lúcio de Lima, Danilo de Cerqueira Borges, Laura Ramos Toledo, Larissa Nadaf Batista, Thaís Carvalho e Silva, Neuber José Segri, José Eduardo de Aguilar-Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-017-0245-6