Fig. 4. Blood glucose concentration after surgery and glucose infusion rate between sham-operated control and septic rats.

Values are expressed as mean ± SD; *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001

control: sham-operated control; sepsis: septic groups including sepsis with only fluid maintenance, sepsis with insulin treatment controlling blood glucose concentration at 6–8 mmol/L and sepsis with insulin treatment controlling blood glucose concentration at 8–10 mmol/L