Table 2.

Plasma glutamine levels (mmol/l) at admission, and on days 1 and 2 after admission

	Elective	Non-elective	P
Glutamine at admission	0.43 [0.33–0.55] n = 88	0.25 [0.09–0.37] n = 90	<0.001
Glutamine at day 1	0.42 [0.24–0.55] n = 62	0.21 [0.09–0.33] n = 76	<0.001
Glutamine at day 2	0.34 [0.21–0.57] n = 11	0.20 [0.08–0.37] n = 46	0.08

Values are median [interquartile range] and the number of patients (n)