From: Long-term alcoholic patients have decreased perioperative cAMP levels
Parameter | Alcoholics | Nonalcoholics | P value |
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cAMP preoperatively (nmol/l) | 1.8 (1.6–2.6) | 3.2 (2.2–5.3) | <0.01 |
cAMP postoperatively (nmol/l) | 1.8 (1.5–2.3) | 2.7 (2.1–3.9) | 0.03 |
cGMP preoperatively (nmol/l) | 4.0 (2.3–5.8) | 5.6 (1.6–14.4) | 0.77 |
cGMP postoperatively (nmol/l) | 2.9 (2.3–7.8) | 3.7 (1.4–9.3) | 0.94 |
Serotonin preoperatively (ng/109 platelets) | 381 (194–573) | 386 (180–905) | 0.98 |
Serotonin postoperatively (ng/109 platelets) | 288 (193–380) | 460 (225–923) | 0.10 |