22
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2004
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2007
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2007
Intravenous nutrition with glucose and amino acids
Glucose and amino acids intravenously starting 20 hours before the operation until the second postoperative day. Glucose provides 50% and amino acids 20% of each patient's measured resting energy expenditure.
Intravenous nutrition with glucose and amino acids.
Glucose and amino acids intravenously starting with surgical skin incision until the second postoperative day. Glucose provides 50% and amino acids 20% of each patient's measured resting energy expenditure.
Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
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