Pre-operative carbohydrate drink in pediatric spine fusion: randomized control trial.

Jennifer M BauerMichael TraskGrace CoughlinMaya GopalanApeksha GuptaBurt YaszayScott YangEliot Grigg

Published in: Spine deformity (2024)

There were no complications related to ingestion of a CHO drink 2 h prior to pediatric spinal fusion surgery. Further studies are needed to develop a study blinded to the participants with larger sample size. Level of evidence I.

Keyphrases

placebo controlled
minimally invasive
double blind
open label
coronary artery bypass
spinal cord
risk factors
phase ii
spinal cord injury