Immunonutrition: In addition to their usual intake, patients in the intervention arm will be prescribed for each of the 7 consecutive days preceding surgery 6-9 scoops PENTASURE Immunomax® powder (120-180g per day)
Study summary
A randomised open labelled study to evalaute the impact of immunonutrition in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomies for Liver Tumors
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with liver tumors planned for major hepatectomies (defined as resection of \>/= 3 liver segments)
2. Age above 18 years
3. ASA class I-III
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Preoperative severe renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30 ml/min)
2. History of hypersensitivity to arginine, omega-3 fatty acids, or nucleotide 3. Inability to take oral nutrition
4\. Pregnancy 5. Mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, endpoints and consequences of the trial
Primary outcome measure(s)
Preoperative immunonutrition improves prognostic nutritional index (PNI) — 90 days improvement in prognostic nutritional index after maor hepatectomies calculated with the help of Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) = \[(10 × serum albumin (g/dL)) + (0.005 × total lymphocyte count)\].
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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