200
Participants
Start Date
December 1, 2018
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2021
Study Completion Date
August 1, 2021
preoperative carbohydrate loading
Patients in the treatment group will receive a carbohydrate beverage (total carbohydrates equal to 12.6g/100 mL: 2.1 g monosaccharide, 10.0 g maltodextrin; 240 mOsm/L) in a dose of 800 mL. Patients will be free to drink the beverage from the evening before the operation and up to 2 hours before the induction of anesthesia
Placebo
The control group will receive plain water with the same volume and timing of treatment.
Aswan University, Aswān
Aswan University Hospital
OTHER