Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: A Quality-Improvement Project

The purpose of this project was to implement carbohydrate loading in patients undergoing thoracic surgery in an effort to decrease postoperative pain, nausea, and length of stay as a part of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - August 20, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Laura A. Pachella, Reza J. Mehran, Kimberly Curtin, Susan M. Schneider Tags: Original Article Source Type: research