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Table 4 Blood glucose levels (mg/dl)

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

Group

Initial

Weaning

48 hours extubation

Pressure support

145 ± 61

152 ± 85*

148 ± 71

CPAP

148 ± 37

151 ± 57

139 ± 41

T-piece

140 ± 51

187 ± 60**,††,‡‡

155 ± 41†,‡

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