Effects of fluid therapy combined with a preoperative glucose load regimen on postoperative recovery in patients with rectal cancer

Table 3 Comparison of postoperative recovery, mean ± SD

Group	Number of cases	Time to first exhaust (h)	Time to tracheal extubation (h)	Time to food intake (h)	Postoperative hospital stay (d)
Observation group	92	72.63 ± 6.88	0.66 ± 0.16	67.58 ± 4.28	11.14 ± 1.22
Control group	92	90.51 ± 6.40	0.69 ± 0.17	77.25 ± 4.63	14.78 ± 1.40
t value		18.251	1.233	14.710	18.801
P value		< 0.001	0.219	< 0.001	< 0.001