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Table 5 Perioperative glycemic variations

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

  1. Values are medians [interquartile range] (% variation from baseline); p values are calculated with Wilcoxon rank-sum test