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Carbohydrate drinks
Patients usually aren't happy about
fasting for several hours before sur-
gery, often arriving hungry, thirsty and irri-
table. To help tackle that issue, Regions
Hospital in St. Paul,
Minn., has patients
drink a clear carbohy-
drate-rich beverage a
couple hours before
procedures.
It's not just about mak-
ing patients more com-
fortable before surgery,
experts say. Fasting
adds stress to the body,
and studies have shown
that patients who drink
a pre-op carbohydrate
beverage have reduced
post-operative insulin
resistance and better
outcomes, says Ryan
Carlson, MD, FACS, a
colorectal surgeon at
Regions. "I think of sur-
gery as a marathon," he
says. "You wouldn't go
run a marathon after
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