Proximal gastric motility in critically ill patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Figure 1 Schematic outline of study protocol.

Figure 2 Changes in proximal gastric volume during duodenal nutrient stimulation (1 and 2 kcal/min) in critically ill patients and healthy subjects. ^aP < 0.05, ICU patients vs healthy subjects during 0-30 min; ^cP < 0.05, non-DM patients vs diabetic patients and healthy subjects during 30- 60 min

Figure 3 Frequency of fundic slow wave contractions at baseline and during duodenal nutrient infusion (1 and 2 kcal/min) in critically ill patients and healthy subjects. ^aP < 0.05 vs healthy subjects and diabetic patients at baseline; ^cP < 0.05 vs healthy subjects and diabetic patients during 1 kcal infusion; ^eP < 0.05 vs healthy subjects during 2 kcal infusion.

Figure 4 Blood glucose concentration at baseline and during nutrient infusion in critically ill patients and healthy subjects. ^aP < 0.05 vs critically ill patients at baseline; ^cP < 0.05 vs critically ill patients during nutrient infusion.