Application value of dexmedetomidine in anesthesia for elderly patients undergoing radical colon cancer surgery

Table 5 Comparison of glucose uptake rate and lactate production rate between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Index	Group	Before anesthesia induction	Immediately after tracheal intubation	30 min after start of surgery	Immediately after extubation	5 min after extubation
GluER (μg/L)	A (n = 59)	6.83 ± 0.21	6.77 ± 0.19	6.73 ± 0.21	6.75 ± 0.19	6.70 ± 0.20
	B (n = 58)	6.89 ± 0.25	6.43 ± 0.42	6.28 ± 0.48	6.29 ± 0.34	6.31 ± 0.33
	t	-1.407	5.657	6.589	9.054	7.746
	P value	0.162	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
LacPR (μg/L)	A (n = 59)	4.41 ± 0.27	4.89 ± 0.30	5.10 ± 0.37	5.19 ± 0.35	4.94 ± 0.30
	B (n = 58)	4.35 ± 0.31	5.28 ± 0.41	5.43 ± 0.40	5.49 ± 0.38	5.21 ± 0.47
	t	1.117	-5.879	-4.634	-4.443	-3.710
	P value	0.266	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

GluER: Glucose uptake rate; LacPR: Lactate production rate.