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Background: Low-value care provides little or no benefit to patients, or its risk of harm outweighs the potential benefits. Non-nursing tasks refer to tasks performed by nurses below their scope of practice. With increasing pressure on the global nursing workforce, it is necessary to identify these concepts to deliver fundamental care.

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Objective: This study examines the effects of preoperative oral carbohydrates on the perioperative period of Fibula Free Flap surgery in oral cancer patients, aiming to enhance postoperative recovery.

Methods: The study involved 89 patients who underwent fibula flap reconstruction surgery from January to December 2023. Patients were divided into control and experimental groups based on admission time.

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Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrates on Insulin Resistance and Postoperative Recovery in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Preliminary Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

August 2025

Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; Center of Outcomes Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, T

Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated that preoperative oral carbohydrates (CHO) can alleviate postoperative insulin resistance (IR) and enhance recovery in non-diabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery. However, the potential benefits in diabetic patients remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of preoperative CHO on IR and postoperative recovery in diabetic patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB).

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Study of the early metabolic characteristics in patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using high-performance liquid chromatography combined with high-resolution mass spectrometry via metabolomics technology.

Arch Endocrinol Metab

September 2025

The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province Department of General Surgery Kunming Yunnan Province China Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Univers

Objective: To investigate the impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on plasma metabolites in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and identify key metabolites associated with weight loss. Subjects and.

Methods: Nineteen obese T2DM patients who underwent SG surgery were selected as the study participants.

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