Table 2.

Serum Inflammatory Marker Results for the Mechanically Ventilated Groups

Serum Inflammatory Markers (End of Study)	Concentration (pg/ml) [Median (IQR)]			P Value (Kruskal-Wallis Test)
	MV (n = 10)	TTDN50% + MV (n = 8)	TTDN100% + MV (n = 7)
IL-1α	12.89 (5.10–45.74)	9.15 (5.10–18.33)	13.78 (2.21–48.26)	0.7832
IL-1β	153.70 (66.61–458.00)	100.30 (18.23–136.10)	182.30 (115.40–263.60)	0.1378
IL-6	45.27 (24.29–215.90)	17.90 (0.33–215.00)	126.80 (77.52–179.70)	0.1056
IL-8	12.99 (0.00–55.06)	9.48 (6.35–15.83)	3.67 (0.00–9.41)	0.4473
IL-10	195.00 (115.60–937.20)	83.64 (52.38–256.20)	169.10 (63.74–5501.00)	0.3155
TNFα	3.58 (0.00–25.82)	7.17 (0.20–19.48)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	0.2896

Definition of abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; MV = mechanical ventilation; TTDN50% = temporary transvenous diaphragm neurostimulation every other breath; TTDN100% = temporary transvenous diaphragm neurostimulation every breath.

Blood samples were taken at the end of the experiment (50 h).