Table 5: Perioperative blood glucose levels in both groups.

Glucose Level(mg/dl) Group LR
(n = 65)
Group D
(n = 65)
P value
Preoperative 100.8 ± 4.28 100.1 ± 4.14 0.523
60 min in the PACU 110.03 ± 4.22 122.4 ± 4.34 0.145
120 min in the PACU 116.77 ± 4.5 120.83 ± 5.31 0.103
At time of discharge from PACU 107.33 ± 4.04 108.23 ± 4.17 0.304

Data presented as mean± SD
P values are measured by independent t-test. All p values are non-significant