Acute Effects of Insulin on Cardiac Function in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Applicability and Feasibility

Table 4

Infusates volumes.

Volume	Baseline	Phase 1	Phase 2
Dextrose: water 50% (ml/120 min)	00	97.80 ± 30.6	246.0 ± 25.8
Saline 0.45% infusate (ml/120 min)^∧	90	97.80 ± 30.6	492 ± 51.6
Insulin infusate (ml/120 min)	00	3.5 ± 0.64	19.1 ± 4.7
Blood samples for assays (ml/step)	30	30	30
Fluid balance (except IWL) (ml)	+60	+169.1	+727.1
Rest IWL rates (ml/120 min)	67.2	67.2	67.2
Global net fluid balance (ml/120 min)	Deficit 7.2	101.9	659.9
Net fluid balance rate (ml/min)	—	0.85	5.49

IWL: insensible water loss [22].