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TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.21, no.2, pp.96-101, 2005 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)
Elective surgery is performed on approximately 5% of the population in developed countries. The operation is usually performed in the overnight fasted state, called ''Nil Per Os''. However this fasting causes both physical and metabolic stress like dehydration, anxiety and particularly insulin resistance.