| Table 2: Changes of arterial blood gas, serum electrolyte, and blood glucose concentration in the control and insulin groups. |
| | Group | Baseline | CVC | 5 min | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 25 min | 30 min |
| | pH | Control | | | | | | | | | | Insulin | | | | | | | | |
| | PaO2 (mmHg) | Control | | | † | † | † | † | † | † | | Insulin | | | † | † | 399 ± 81† | † | † | † |
| | PaCO2 (mmHg) | Control | | † | | | | | | | | Insulin | | † | | | | | | |
| | Na+ (mEq/L) | Control | | | | | † | † | † | † | | Insulin | | | | | † | † | † | 147±4† |
| | K+ (mEq/L) | Control | | | | | | | | | | Insulin | | | | † | † | † | † | † |
| | Ca++ (mEq/L) | Control | | † | † | † | † | † | † | † | | Insulin | | † | † | † | † | † | † | † |
| | Glucose (mg/dL) | Control | | | | | | | | | | Insulin | | | | | 197±55† | † | † | † |
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Values are mean ± SD. CVC: cardiovascular collapse.
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versus control; † versus baseline.
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