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Table 1

From: Endocrine responses to major abdominal surgery

 

Day -1

Day 0

Day 1

Day 2

P value

F (μg/dl)

15

20

17

13

0.03

ACTH (pg/ml)

21

129

10

8

0.001

T3 (ng/dl)

100 ± 22

82 ± 18

72 ± 17

69 ± 15

0.001

fT4 (ng/dl)

1.3 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

NS

TSH (μIU/ml)

1.0

1.1

0.9

1.0

NS

IGF-1 (ng/ml)

75

46

58

49

0.001

  1. NS, not significant.