Table Intact PTH levels in pg/ml (mean ± SEM; normal range: 9–46 pg/ml)
From: Critical illness is associated with elevated parathyroid hormone
| Â | Medical ICU pts | Renal impaired pts | Cardiac surgery pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 24 h after | Â | 48 h after | Â | 1 h after |
| Â | Baseline | sedation | Baseline | sedation | Baseline | extubation |
Propofol | 84.9 ± 15.1 | 69.2 ± 19.2 | 126.3 ± 23.6 | 119.9 ± 44.7 | 40.6 ± 2.4 | 62.3 ± 5.3 |
| Â | (n = 26) | (n = 22) | (n = 19) | (n = 15) | (n = 46) | (n = 46) |
Propofol EDTA | 92.0 ± 18.6 | 72.1 ± 26.4 | 234.4 ± 52.2 | 141.1 ± 33.6 | 40.0 ± 2.9 | 67.6 ± 5.5 |
| Â | (n = 21) | (n = 14) | (n = 18) | (n = 13) | (n = 44) | (n = 44) |