TY - JOUR
T1 - Preoperative oral supplementation with carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient improves insulin resistance in patients undergoing a hepatectomy
T2 - A randomized clinical trial using an artificial pancreas
AU - Okabayashi, Takehiro
AU - Nishimori, Isao
AU - Yamashita, Koichi
AU - Sugimoto, Takeki
AU - Namikawa, Tsutomu
AU - Maeda, Hiromichi
AU - Yatabe, Tomoaki
AU - Hanazaki, Kazuhiro
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by grants from the Pancreas Research Foundation of Japan, Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and The Kochi University President’s Discretionary Grant.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - Glucose metabolism is adversely affected in patients following major surgery. Patients may develop hyperglycemia due to a combination of surgical stress and postoperative insulin resistance. A randomized trial was conducted to elucidate the effect of preoperative supplementation with carbohydrates and branched-chain amino acids on postoperative insulin resistance in patients undergoing hepatic resection. A total of 26 patients undergoing a hepatectomy for the treatment of a hepatic neoplasm were randomly assigned to receive a preoperative supplement of carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient mixture or not. The postoperative blood glucose level and the total insulin requirement for normoglycemic control during the 16 h following hepatic resection were determined using the artificial pancreas STG-22. Postoperative insulin requirements for normoglycemic control in the group with preoperative nutritional support was significantly lower than that in the control group (P = 0.039). There was no incidence of hypoglycemia (<40 mg/dL) observed in patients, including those with diabetes mellitus, when the STG-22 was used to control blood glucose levels. STG-22 is a safe and reliable tool to control postoperative glucose metabolism and evaluate insulin resistance. The preoperative oral administration of carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient is of clinical benefit and reduces postoperative insulin resistance in patients undergoing hepatic resection.
AB - Glucose metabolism is adversely affected in patients following major surgery. Patients may develop hyperglycemia due to a combination of surgical stress and postoperative insulin resistance. A randomized trial was conducted to elucidate the effect of preoperative supplementation with carbohydrates and branched-chain amino acids on postoperative insulin resistance in patients undergoing hepatic resection. A total of 26 patients undergoing a hepatectomy for the treatment of a hepatic neoplasm were randomly assigned to receive a preoperative supplement of carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient mixture or not. The postoperative blood glucose level and the total insulin requirement for normoglycemic control during the 16 h following hepatic resection were determined using the artificial pancreas STG-22. Postoperative insulin requirements for normoglycemic control in the group with preoperative nutritional support was significantly lower than that in the control group (P = 0.039). There was no incidence of hypoglycemia (<40 mg/dL) observed in patients, including those with diabetes mellitus, when the STG-22 was used to control blood glucose levels. STG-22 is a safe and reliable tool to control postoperative glucose metabolism and evaluate insulin resistance. The preoperative oral administration of carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient is of clinical benefit and reduces postoperative insulin resistance in patients undergoing hepatic resection.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00726-009-0297-9
DO - 10.1007/s00726-009-0297-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 19399583
AN - SCOPUS:77951667943
SN - 0939-4451
VL - 38
SP - 901
EP - 907
JO - Amino Acids
JF - Amino Acids
IS - 3
ER -
