ERAS is the acronym for enhanced recovery after surgery, a term often used to describe
perioperative care programs that have been shown to improve outcomes after major …

To reduce surgical stress, insulin resistance, unnecessary protein losses and postoperative
complications, the use of an ERAS protocol is important. Current data shows that the use of …

Objective: Critically ill patients are at high risk of malnutrition. Insufficient nutritional support
still remains a widespread problem despite guidelines. The aim of this study was to measure …

Background Prolonged fasting increases organic response to trauma. This multicenter study
investigated the gap between the prescribed and the actual preoperative fasting times in …

Background Prolonged preoperative fasting increases insulin resistance and current
evidence recommends carbohydrate (CHO) drinks 2 hours before surgery. Our hypothesis is …

Background: Prolonged preoperative fasting increases insulin resistance (IR). The authors
investigated whether an abbreviated preoperative fast with glutamine (GLN) plus a …

Malnutrition is a persistent problem in hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide.
Critically ill patients quickly develop malnutrition or aggravate a preexisting malnutrition …

Regulation of endogenous glucose production (EGP) by hormonal, neuronal, and metabolic
signaling pathways contributes to the maintenance of euglycemia under normal physiologic …

OBJECTIVE: Prolonged preoperative fasting increases postoperative hospital length of stay
and current evidence recommends patients drink a carbohydrate-based liquid drink 2 h …

Aim To investigate the acute and longer‐term effects of low (LGI) versus high glycaemic
index (HGI) diets on hepatic fat and glycogen accumulation and related blood measures in …