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Table 2 Study schedule

From: Rationale and design of a proof-of-concept trial investigating the effect of uninterrupted perioperative (par)enteral nutrition on amino acid profile, cardiomyocytes structure, and cardiac perfusion and metabolism of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Days

Before

CABG

After

 

-14

-7

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

before

0

start

0

end

1

2

3

>21

Informed consent

E,P,C

              

Randomization

E,P,C

              

Blood sampling

E,P,C

       

E,P,C

E,P,C

E,P,C

E,P,C

 

E,P,C

E,P,C

MPS

E,P,C

             

E,P,C

18F-FDG PET

E,P,C

             

E,P,C

BIS

E,P,C

             

E,P,C

Cardiac tissue

         

E,P,C

E,P,C

    

Aortic tissue

          

E,P,C

    

Nutrient drink

 

E

E

E

E

          

Hospital admission

     

E,P

 

C

       

Nutrition

     

E,P

E,P

E,P

E,P

E,P

E,P

E,P

E,P

  
  1. BIS, bioelectrical impedance spectrometry; C, control group; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; E, enteral group; 18F-FDG PET, 18F-fluorodeoxy-glucose positron emission tomography; MPS, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; P, parenteral group.
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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