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Table 1 Lactate clearance and endogenous production in trial 2

From: Effects of endotoxin on lactate metabolism in humans

Time point

Lactate clearance,

mL/kg per minute

Endogenous lactate production,

μmol/kg per minute

T0 (placebo)

12.4 ± 3.6

8.8 ± 2.6

T270 (placebo)

13.8 ± 2.8

10.2 ± 2.1

T0 (LPS)

12.1 ± 2.6

8.7 ± 3.0

T270 (LPS)

14.3 ± 2.2

13.9 ± 2.7a

  1. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. aP = 0.031: Endogenous lactate production increased significantly in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) group. T0, time point at 0 minutes; T270, time point at 270 minutes.
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