Prepare Better. Recover Faster. The Role of Nutrition Before Surgery
Surgery places significant metabolic demands on the body. Preparing nutritionally before surgery can help patients enter the operating room in a better physiological state—and support recovery afterward.
Moving Beyond Traditional Fasting
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) is a multidisciplinary approach built around evidence-based practices designed to improve the surgical experience, reduce complications and support faster recovery.
One important component is preoperative carbohydrate loading.
Traditional fasting can leave patients in a fasted state before surgery, increasing metabolic stress and contributing to insulin resistance, muscle and protein loss, hunger, thirst and discomfort.
ERAS® guidelines support the use of a complex carbohydrate drink before anesthesia in appropriate patients, helping maintain a fed state rather than prolonged fasting.
Introducing ENROUTE® PREPARE
ENROUTE® PREPARE is a preoperative complex carbohydrate drink designed to support patients before surgery.
By providing carbohydrate before surgery, PREPARE helps support the body's metabolic response during a period of significant physiological stress.
Evidence associated with preoperative carbohydrate loading has demonstrated potential benefits including:
Reduced postoperative insulin resistance
Preservation of lean muscle mass
Reduced protein and nitrogen loss
Reduced hunger, thirst and anxiety
Reduced postoperative nausea and vomiting
Support for muscle strength and recovery
Potentially shorter hospital stays
Simple preparation. Purposeful nutrition.
Mix one serving of ENROUTE® PREPARE with 400 mL (13.5 fl oz) of water, stir or shake until dissolved, and consume according to your surgical team's instructions.
Better preparation starts before surgery.
ENROUTE® PREPARE is part of EMN's evidence-based approach to helping patients prepare better and recover faster.
ENROUTE® PREPARE meets applicable ASA® clear-fluid guidance for preoperative fasting. Use should follow the instructions of the patient's healthcare provider and applicable surgical protocol.
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