Table 3
Plasma AVP concentration sampled via different routes
Patient
Plasma AVP in pmol/l from
Arterial line
Venepuncture
1
1.9
2.2
2
2.6
2.0
3
1.5
1.4
4
0.8
1.1
5
⩽0.5
⩽0.5
6
2.8
2.4
(limit of detection 0.5 pmol/l)