From: Short-term amino acid infusion improves protein balance in critically ill patients
Breakdown | Synthesis | Balance | Splanchnic extraction | Oxidation | ||
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Q1 effect AA (n =13) | ||||||
First basal | 60 (32 to 99) | 58 (34 to 90) | −4 (−21 to 5) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.6) | 11 (5 to 24) | |
First AA | 62 (25 to 82) | 65 (40 to 87) | 7 (−10 to 14) | 0.2 (−0.1 to 0.9) | 11 (4 to 21) | |
P-value | 0.92 | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.037 | 0.47 | |
Q2 time effect basal (n =10) | ||||||
First basal | 59 (32 to 99) | 54 (34 to 90) | −5 (−21 to 5) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.6) | 9 (5 to 21) | |
Second basal | 60 (35 to 95) | 59 (29 to 95) | −5 (−18 to 5) | 0.3 (−0.1 to 0.9) | 11 (5 to 26) | |
P-value | 0.17 | 0.45 | 0.80 | 0.31 | 0.20 | |
Q3 time effect AA (n =7) | ||||||
Change from first basal to AA | 3 (−24 to 12) | 12 (−13 to 21) | 10 (9 to 16) | −0.1 (−0.4 to 0.2) | 0 (−2 to 6) | |
Change from second basal to AA | −1 (−22 to 6) | 4 (−11 to 25) | 12 (4 to 25) | 0 (−0.1 to 0.5) | −1 (−16 to 3) | |
P-value | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.14 | 0.40 |