>Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:24:37 PDT >From: laurie wheeler <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: pre-op fasting vs pre-op feeding; new info > >SURGERY OUTCOME BETTER WITH PRE-OP FEEDING, NOT FASTING >The traditional instruction to patients awaiting elective surgery to take >nothing by mouth may rapidly become a thing of the past, according to a >presentation at the 21st Annual Conference of the European Society of >Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN). See website >http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11858.rhtml > >__ And we found: "[...] that a preoperative carbohydrate-rich drink improved well-being and reduced the length of discomfort postoperatively. All surgery induces 'a period of diabetes.' If we can avoid this and get the patients' systems 'started' prior to the operation, we may help post-operative recovery and shorten hospital stay," Professor Ljungqvist said. What do you think of that??? ____________________________________________________ Francoise Courville, M.Sc. IBCLC. 1546 des Grands Ducs Chicoutimi (Quebec) Canada G7H 5T1 Telephone: (418) 549-1861 Telecopie: (418) 549-0467 Courrier electronique primaire: [log in to unmask] Courrier electronique secondaire: [log in to unmask] ><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«><»¤«>< L'attitude des soignants est un produit de société.[...] Face à l'allaitement rien n'est innocent. Avec le sein, tout est porteur de sens. Dominique Gros (1994) *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html