Effects of a Preoperative Carbohydrate-Rich Drink Before Ambulatory Surgery: A Randomized Controlled, Double-Blinded Study

28 August 2020: Clinical Research

Zhong Zhang ^ABCDEF , Rui-ke Wang ^ABCD , Bin Duan ^ABC , Zhi-gang Cheng ^ABD , E Wang ^ABD , Qu-lian Guo ^ABD , Hui Luo ^ABCDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.922837

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e922837

Table 2 Ultrasonography findings.

	Time-point	Study group (n=34)	Control group (n=30)
CSA (cm)	T	4.20±0.87	4.18±0.62
	T	9.69±2.09^*	9.00±2.11^*
	T	6.28±1.38^*	4.98±0.78^*
	T	4.42±0.74	4.27±0.58
GV (mL)	T	37.01±19.84	37.40±13.39
	T	117.32±36.08^*	107.93±27.91^*
	T	67.22±29.49^*	49.04±15.4^*
	T	40.08±20.43	38.70±13.76
cGV (mL/kg)	T	0.60±0.34	0.65±0.29
	T	1.90±0.61^*	1.85±0.66^*
	T	1.10±0.51^*	0.85±0.37^*
	T	0.65±0.34	0.67±0.31
CSA – cross-sectional area; GV – gastric volume; cGV – weight-corrected volume. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. ^* P ^# P