title: Endogenous glucose production after stomach resection.
abstract: Endogenous glucose production was measured in eight patients after stomach resection to determine glucose requirement after elective surgery in five patients during infusion of 2.1 - 2.9 g glucose.kg/day (low glucose) and in three patients during infusion of 6.2 - 6.9 g glucose.kg/day (high glucose). Endogenous glucose production was defined as the difference between total glucose turnover measured by 2-3H-glucose and the glucose infusion rate. Endogenous glucose production was the same in both groups, respectively 0.010 +/- 0.002 and 0.009 +/- 0.002 mmol kg/min. It was concluded that a daily quantity of glucose equal to the endogenous production of 180 g. 70 kg/day should be the minimum given after stomach resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Sauerwein
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Michels
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cejka