Document Classification

Section Type: RESULTS

Text: During the ICU study period, for the first 6-8 h, significant differences were found between study groups SC and CP in plasma cortisol (SC = 28 + / - 15 mg/dl ; CP = 19 + / - 12 mg/dl ; estimated mean difference [EMD] = 9 mg/dl ; P = 0. 0004), plasma epinephrine (SC = 132 + / - 120 micrograms/ml ; CP = 77 + / - 122 micrograms/ml ; EMD = 69 micrograms/ml ; P = 0. 009), urine cortisol (SC = 216 + / - 313 micrograms/ml ; CP = 93 + / - 129 micrograms/ml ; EMD = 127 micrograms/ml ; P = 0. 007), urine dopamine (SC = 85 + / - 48 micrograms ; CP = 52 + / - 43 micrograms ; EMD = 32 micrograms ; P = 0. 002), urine epinephrine (SC = 7 + / - 8 micrograms ; CP = 4 + / - 5 micrograms ; EMD = 3 micrograms ; P = 0. 0009), and urine norepinephrine (SC = 24 + / - 14 mg ; CP = 13 + / - 9 mg ; EMD = 11 mg ; P = 0. 0004).