PMID- 21668975 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110915 LR - 20211020 IS - 1475-2891 (Electronic) IS - 1475-2891 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2011 Jun 13 TI - Effects of preoperative feeding with a whey protein plus carbohydrate drink on the acute phase response and insulin resistance. A randomized trial. PG - 66 LID - 10.1186/1475-2891-10-66 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Prolonged preoperative fasting increases insulin resistance and current evidence recommends carbohydrate (CHO) drinks 2 hours before surgery. Our hypothesis is that the addition of whey protein to a CHO-based drink not only reduces the inflammatory response but also diminish insulin resistance. METHODS: Seventeen patients scheduled to cholecystectomy or inguinal herniorraphy were randomized and given 474 ml and 237 ml of water (CO group) or a drink containing CHO and milk whey protein (CHO-P group) respectively, 6 and 3 hours before operation. Blood samples were collected before surgery and 24 hours afterwards for biochemical assays. The endpoints of the study were the insulin resistance (IR), the prognostic inflammatory and nutritional index (PINI) and the C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio. A 5% level for significance was established. RESULTS: There were no anesthetic or postoperative complications. The post-operative IR was lower in the CHO-P group when compared with the CO group (2.75 +/- 0.72 vs 5.74 +/- 1.16; p = 0.03). There was no difference between the two groups in relation to the PINI. The CHO-P group showed a decrease in the both CRP elevation and CRP/albumin ratio (p < 0.05). The proportion of patients who showed CRP/albumin ratio considered normal was significantly greater (p < 0.05) in the CHO-P group (87.5%) than in the CO group (33.3%). CONCLUSIONS: Shortening the pre-operative fasting using CHO and whey protein is safe and reduces insulin resistance and postoperative acute phase response in elective moderate operations. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrial.gov NCT01354249. FAU - Perrone, Francine AU - Perrone F AD - Department of Surgery, Julio Muller University Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil. FAU - da-Silva-Filho, Antonio C AU - da-Silva-Filho AC FAU - Adorno, Isa F AU - Adorno IF FAU - Anabuki, Nadia T AU - Anabuki NT FAU - Leal, Fernando S AU - Leal FS FAU - Colombo, Tariane AU - Colombo T FAU - da Silva, Benedito D AU - da Silva BD FAU - Dock-Nascimento, Diana B AU - Dock-Nascimento DB FAU - Damiao, Aderson AU - Damiao A FAU - de Aguilar-Nascimento, Jose E AU - de Aguilar-Nascimento JE LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01354249 PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110613 PL - England TA - Nutr J JT - Nutrition journal JID - 101152213 RN - 0 (Albumins) RN - 0 (Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Milk Proteins) RN - 0 (Whey Proteins) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) SB - IM MH - Acute-Phase Reaction/*drug therapy/*pathology MH - Adult MH - Albumins/administration & dosage/analysis MH - C-Reactive Protein/metabolism MH - Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Fasting MH - Female MH - Humans MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Milk Proteins/*administration & dosage/analysis MH - Perioperative Care MH - Whey Proteins PMC - PMC3127999 EDAT- 2011/06/15 06:00 MHDA- 2011/09/16 06:00 PMCR- 2011/06/13 CRDT- 2011/06/15 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/06/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/06/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/06/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/09/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/06/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1475-2891-10-66 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1475-2891-10-66 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutr J. 2011 Jun 13;10:66. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-10-66.