TABLE 1.

PLASMA MYELOPEROXIDASE VALUES IN PATIENTS

	Nil	< 1 h	1–3 h	> 3–6 h	> 6–9 h	> 9 h
MPO, ng/ml	15.0 ± 2.0	117.2 ± 65.4	86.7 ± 38.8	23.5 ± 6.2	57.7 ± 22.5	119.4 ± 16.4*
Patient numbers	1–8	9–17	18–26	27–35	36–45	46–50

Definition of abbreviation: MPO = myeloperoxidase.

Values are mean ± SE. Patient numbers refer to the list of patients in Table E1.

^*p < 0.05, analysis of variance.