Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Effect of preoperative oral carbohydrate on the postoperative recovery quality of patients undergoing daytime oral surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
Preoperative oral carbohydrate intake could improve postoperative recovery quality, well-being, and satisfaction of patients undergoing daytime oral surgery 24 h after surgery
Study context
- Population
- Patients scheduled for daytime oral surgery
- Participants
- 92 patients
- Comparison
- Preoperative oral carbohydrate vs midnight fasting
- Fn = 45reference
- On = 47
- Primary endpoint
- Quality of recovery (QoR-15 questionnaire)
- Follow-up
- 24 h after surgery
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
QoR-15 scores · preoperatively and postoperatively
- QoR-15 scores significantly higher in O than F preoperatively and postoperatively
Further findings
Patient well-being (7 parameters, numeric rating scale (NRS) 0-10) · postoperatively
- Lower in O than F, except hunger and sleep quality scores
Patient satisfaction (5-point scale) · preoperatively and postoperatively
- Higher in O than F
Postoperative exhaust time
- Significantly shorter in O than F
Blood glucose concentrations
- No significant differences between groups
Original publication
Effect of preoperative oral carbohydrate on the postoperative recovery quality of patients undergoing daytime oral surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 14 October 2024. doi:10.
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