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Table 5 Urinary vanilmandelic acid concentrations (μg/mg)

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

Group

Initial

Weaning

48 hours extubation

Pressure support

16 ± 8

14.6 ± 9.7*

17.3 ± 6.9

CPAP

14.6 ± 7.3

14 ± 7.6

19 ± 11**

T-piece

15 ± 8

35.5 ± 12.4***,†,‡

28 ± 10.6***,†,‡

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, when compared with the initial level within the group. †P < 0.001, pressure support group compared with T-piece group. ‡P < 0.001, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) group compared with T-piece group.
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