| AAF | Acute atrial fibrillation |
| AC | Aortic clamping |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
| CABG with CPB | Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass |
| CPB | Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| DB | Double blinding |
| DM | Differences in means |
| ERAS | Enhanced Recovery After Surgery |
| GA with ETT | General Anaesthesia with Endotracheal Intubation |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GLN | Glutamine |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| LOS | Length of stay |
| OC | Observed cases |
| OCH | Oral carbohydrate |
| OPCAB | Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting |
| POAF | Postoperative atrial fibrillation |
| PONV | Post-operative nausea and vomiting |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RCTs | Randomized controlled trials |
| ROB | Risk of bias |
| SB | Single blinding |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| VAS | Visual analog scale |