From: Glucose absorption and gastric emptying in critical illness
 | ICU patients (n = 19) | Healthy subjects (n = 19) |
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Age (years) (median range) | 63 (28 to 79)* | 24 (21 to 51) |
Gender (M:F) | 14:5 | 7:12 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 26 (20 to 38) | 24.4 (20 to 34.5) |
APACHE II score (study day) | 16 (12 to 26) | N/A |
Diagnostic groups (n) | Trauma (5) ICH (3) Sepsis (4) Respiratory failure (3) Vascular (2) Post-op ENT (1) Burns (1) | N/A |
Hospital survival (%) | 80 | N/A |
Continuous renal replacement therapy (n) | 3 | N/A |
Insulin therapy (n) | 3 | N/A |
Baseline blood glucose level (mMol/L). Mean (SD) | 8.0 ± 2.1 * | 5.6 ± 0.23 |
Prokinetics prior to study (n) | 9 | N/A |
Catecholamines (n) | 2 | N/A |
Propofol (n) | 3 | N/A |