From: Dexamethasone and postoperative analgesia in minimally invasive thoracic surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Glycemia (mg/dL)
Dexamethasone
Control
p value
(n = 46)
(n = 24)
Baseline
103 [96–112.8]
98.5 [92.5–116]
0.47
1 h
154 [137–168]
(+ 49.5%)
128 [120–154.5]
(+ 29.9%)
0.004
24 h
124 [106.5–134.8]
(+ 20.9%)
106 [96.5–132.5]
(+ 7.6%)
0.07