Skip to main content

Table 1 Summary demographic data of patients studied

From: The effect of exogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 on the glycaemic response to small intestinal nutrient in the critically ill: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled cross over study

Age

Mean 58 years

Sex

4 male:3 female

Diagnosis

4 medical:3 surgical

APACHE II (admission)

Mean 18

APACHE II (study)

Mean 17

Days in intensive care unit

Mean 7 days

Serum creatinine (μmol/l)

Mean 73 μmol

Plasma albumin(g/l)

Mean 23 g/l

Feed tolerant1

5 of 6 tolerant of EN

Inotropes

1 patient on catecholamine infusion

Parenteral nutrition

0 of 7

Weight

Mean 84 kgs

Rate of insulin infusion when ceased2

Mean 2.0 U/hour

Total insulin dose in previous 24 hours

Mean 57 U/24 hours

  1. All data refer to results from the first study day unless otherwise specified.
  2. 1 Patients are feed-tolerant if (over the preceding 24 hours): delivery of nutrient liquid is at the target rate (as determined by on-site dietician) and gastric residual volumes less were than 250 mL in any six-hour period.
  3. 2 The infusion rate at t = -120 minutes (i.e. when exogenous insulin ceased).
  4. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation.