Exogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 attenuates glucose absorption and reduces blood glucose concentration after small intestinal glucose delivery in critical illness

Abstract

Cytokine levels, on average, fall rapidly after initiation of VV ECMO, which may be related to the reduction of invasiveness of mechanical ventilation. Higher cytokine levels are associated with extrapulmonary causes of ARDS, more aggressive mechanical ventilation before VV ECMO, and mortality.