Table 4.

Percent and absolute splanchnic extraction of leucine and glutamine tracers in controls (n = 10) vs. septic patients (n = 8)

	Controls	Septic Patients
Percent extraction of leucine	18.0 ± 3.2	30.8 ± 5.0*
Absolute splanchnic extraction of leucine, μmol tracer·kg−1·h−1	0.9 ± 0.2	1.5 ± 0.2
Percent extraction of glutamine	39.9 ± 4.5	49.0 ± 5.6
Absolute splanchnic extraction of glutamine, μmol tracer·kg−1·h−1	6.4 ± 0.7	7.8 ± 0.9

Values are expressed as means ± SE.

^*P < 0.05 vs. controls by unpaired t-test.