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Pre-Operative nutrition In Neck of femur Trial (POINT) - carbohydrate loading in patients with fragility hip fracture: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Trauma such as hip fracture initiates a neurohumoral stress response that changes the balance between anabolism and catabolism resulting in muscle breakdown and reduced mobilisation. Various studies have demonstrated a reduction in catabolism with pre-operative carbohydrate loading but o...

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Autores principales: Moppett, Iain K, Greenhaff, Paul L, Ollivere, Ben J, Joachim, Theophillus, Lobo, Dileep N, Rowlands, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25472724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-475