Table 2 Biochemical parameters at baseline, 4 h and 24 h after the beginning of amino acid (AA) infusion
Normal range | Baseline (75 g AA) | Baseline (50 g AA) | pvalue (baseline 75 g vs. 50 g AA) | 4 h post-infusion (75 g AA) | 4 h post-infusion (50 g AA) | pvalue (4 h post-infusion 75 g vs. 50 g AA) | 24 h post-infusion (75 g AA) | 24 h post-infusion (50 g AA) | pvalue (24 h post-infusion 75 g vs. 50 g AA) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Potassium (mmol/l) | 3.5-5 | 4.4?±?0.4 | 4.3?±?0.42 | 0.491 | 5.8?±?0.7 | 5.7?±?0.8 | 0.338 | 4.5?±?0.4 | 4.6?±?0.4 | 0.243 |
GFR (ml/min) | >60 | 89.5?±?27.1 | 89.4?±?24.6 | 0.862 | 85.3?±?24.8 | 84.0?±?26.2 | 0.324 | 84.6?±?26.2 | 93.2?±?26.9 | 0.011 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | <0.95 | 0.89?±?0.27 | 0.85?±?0.28 | 0.444 | 0.92?±?0.24 | 0.91?±?0.26 | 0.952 | 0.93?±?0.25 | 0.83?±?0.19 | 0.016 |
BUN (mg/dl) | 10-50 | 33.28?±?12.86 | 30.91?±?14.16 | 0.808 | 41.88?±?12.23 | 40.2?±?14.06 | 0.872 | 35.62?±?13.81 | 34.7?±?22.16 | 0.099 |
Phosphate (mmol/l) | 0.87-1.45 | 1.08?±?0.19 | 1.06?±?0.17 | 0.601 | 0.85?±?0.16 | 0.96?±?0.16 | 0.167 | 1.16?±?0.25 | 1.15?±?0.24 | 0.074 |
Chloride (mmol/l) | 94-110 | 99.00?±?2.00 | 109.44?±?27.95 | 0.180 | 106.00?±?4.59 | 109.13?±?2.29 | 0.102 | 103.55?±?5.24 | 107.15?±?2.67 | 0.157 |
LDH (U/l) | <250 | 216.65?±?66.11 | 205.04?±?57.65 | 0.811 | 223.41?±?55.08 | 257.18?±?128.22 | 0.953 | 217.2?±?52.58 | 247.69?±?82.70 | 0.674 |