Effects of carbohydrate use on preoperative thirst: a randomized clinical trial

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Carla Brandão de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Garcia,Aline Korki Arrabal, Nascimento,Leonel Alves do, Conchon,Marília Ferrari, Furuya,Rejane Kiyomi, Rodrigues,Renne, Fonseca,Ligia Fahl
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000600159
• topic: Fasting; Thirst; Carbohydrates; Perioperative Nursing; Controlled Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the effectiveness of carbohydrate popsicles, carbohydrate solution, and usual care (fasting) on the intensity and discomfort of preoperative thirst. Methods: a randomized clinical trial with 60 preoperative patients aged between 18 and 60 years, randomized into three groups: control (fasting), carbohydrate solution (100 ml), and carbohydrate popsicle (100 ml). The outcomes were thirst intensity and discomfort. Results: there was a difference between groups for final thirst intensity (p = 0.01) and final thirst discomfort (p = 0.001). The effect size for both the Solution Group and the Popsicle Group was robust: 0.99 and 1.14, respectively. Conclusions: the groups that received the carbohydrate fasting abbreviation showed a reduction in thirst discomfort compared to the control group. The carbohydrate popsicle proved more effective in reducing the intensity of thirst. NCT: 3.209.283