Table 2

Analyses of subcutaneous microdialysis samples from 1:28 to 3:58 pm, corresponding to the intracerebral samples

Day 1 (μmol/l)Day 2 (μmol/l)Wilcoxon sign rank
Values are means (SD).
Glucose3.5 (1.6)4.7 (1.2)NS
Lactate1395 (950)1280 (420)NS
Pyruvate84.3 (29.8)94.1 (40.8)NS
Glutamate13.8 (12.7)15.7 (11.8)NS
Ratio of lactate to pyruvate16 (8.0)16 (8.3)NS