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Table 2 Nerve and muscle properties of controls and pigs with peritonitis (values are given as mean ± SD)

From: Early changes of muscle membrane properties in porcine faecal peritonitis

 

Controls (n = 10)

Wilcoxon

Peritonitis (n = 10)

Wilcoxon

Welch rank

 

Baseline

27 hours

(Pvalue)

Baseline

27 hours

(Pvalue)

(Pvalue)

Nerve conduction studies

CMAP amplitude (mV)

1.62 ± 1.22

1.55 ± 1.08

0.19

1.05 ± 0.94

1.20 ± 1.17

0.19

0.80

CMAP duration (ms)

1.25 ± 0.11

1.40 ± 0.18

0.064

1.33 ± 0.14

1.61 ± 0.27

0.020*

0.044*

Stimulus for 50% maximal CMAP (mA)

3.74 ± 1.92

4.16 ± 2.04

0.77

3.32 ± 1.12

4.79 ± 1.51

0.0020**

0.35

Muscle velocity recovery cycles

Muscle relative refractory period (ms)

2.41 ± 0.42

2.44 ± 0.46

0.63

2.38 ± 0.18

3.47 ± 1.79

0.0098**

0.0048**

Early supernormality (%)

8.28 ± 2.69

8.64 ± 1.96

0.63

9.64 ± 2.82

6.50 ± 2.64

0.0039**

0.0061**

  1. (* = P <0.05, ** = P <0.01). CMAP, compound muscle action potential.