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Figure 2

From: Bench-to-bedside review: The gut as an endocrine organ in the critically ill

Figure 2

Absorption of carbohydrate is impaired in the critically ill. In nine critically ill patients (with normal gastric emptying (GE)) both peak and area under the curve (AUC) concentrations for plasma 3-O-methyl-glucose [3-OMG] (an index of glucose absorption) were markedly attenuated when compared with 19 healthy subjects. [3-OMG] AUC0-240 min: critically ill patients, 38.9 ± 11.4 mmol/l/min vs. healthy subjects, 66.6 ± 16.8 mmol/l/min; P < 0.001 (mean ± standard deviation). Reproduced from [12]. ICU, intensive care unit.

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