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Table 2 Plasma insulin levels (μU/ml)

From: The effects of different weaning modes on the endocrine stress response

Group

Initial

Weaning

48 hours extubation

Pressure support

25 ± 11.1

27.8 ± 8.4*

24.4 ± 11

CPAP

24 ± 9.3

23.5 ± 7.6

24.6 ± 6.5

T-piece

24.5 ± 7.6

27.9 ± 8.1*

30.4 ± 9.2**,†,‡

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 when compared with the initial level within the group. †P < 0.01, pressure support group compared with T-piece group. ‡P < 0.01, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) group compared with T-piece group.
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