TABLE 1.
Clinical Characteristics of the Subjects
| ID | Age | Sex | Admitting Diagnosis | Type 2 Diabetes | Body Mass Index | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucagon-like peptide-1 group | ||||||
| 1 | 61 | Male | BICU–toxic epidermal necrolysis | Yes | 35.8 | 20 |
| 2 | 57 | Male | BICU–TBSA: 25% | No | 24.5 | 30 |
| 3 | 41 | Male | MVC with multiple rib fractures | Yes | 58.6 | 16 |
| 4 | 34 | Male | Ventral hernia repair | No | 22.3 | 10 |
| 5 | 82 | Male | MVC with hemothorax | Yes | 33.5 | 24 |
| 6 | 60 | Male | MVC with pneumothorax | Yes | 33.6 | 17 |
| 7 | 86 | Female | Trauma: left subclavian artery injury and pneumothorax | No | 27.8 | 28 |
| 8 | 56 | Female | Retroperitoneal hemorrhage | No | 47.3 | 16 |
| 9 | 52 | Male | Perforated diverticulitis | No | 26.6 | 23 |
| X | 58.78 | 7 male/2 female | 4 yes/5 no | 34.44 | 20.44 | |
| SEM | 5.62 | 3.92 | 2.14 | |||
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| Saline group | ||||||
| 1 | 63 | Male | Symptomatic cholelithiasis | Yes | 51.4 | 22 |
| 2 | 75 | Female | Abdominal abscess | Yes | 35 | 20 |
| 3 | 65 | Male | Gallstone pancreatitis and rupture pancreatic pseudocyst | No | 39.5 | 19 |
| 4 | 42 | Male | MVC with hepatic laceration | No | 34.4 | 25 |
| 5 | 55 | Male | Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm | No | 33.5 | 17 |
| 6 | 69 | Male | Necrotizing pancreatitis | Yes | 38.1 | 18 |
| 7 | 82 | Male | Gangrene of small bowel | Yes | 28.9 | 32 |
| 8 | 84 | Female | BICU–TBSA: 6% | No | 20.1 | 14 |
| 9 | 69 | Male | BICU–toxic epidermal necrolysis | Yes | 26.2 | 25 |
| X | 67.11 | 7 male/2 female | 5 yes/4 no | 34.12 | 21.33 | |
| SEM | 4.37 | 2.96 | 1.80 | |||
BICU = burn ICU, TBSA = total body surface area, MVC = motor vehicle collision.