Table 5

Sedative drugs for the whole period of 29 days

Before intervention (n = 23)

After intervention (n = 38)

P value


Non-ALI/ARDS (n = 13)

ALI/ARDS (n = 10)

Non-ALI/ARDS (n = 23)

ALI/ARDS (n = 15)


Morphine

Mean (mg/kg per day; 95% CI)

0.18 (-0.33 to +0.69)

0.61 (0.25 to 0.97)

0.11 (-0.41 to +0.64)

0.61 (0.33 to 0.90)

0.18a

Patients needing morphine (n [%])

10 (77)

7 (70)

18 (78)

14 (93)

0.49b

Midazolam

Mean (mg/kg per day; 95% CI)

0.08 (-1.8 to +1.64)

0.24 (-1.15 to +1.62)

0.04 (-1.60 to +1.69)

2.04 (0.93 to 3.15)

0.08a

Patients needing midazolam (n [%])

8 (62)

8 (80)

10 (43)

13 (87)

0.04b

Propofol

Mean (mg/kg per day; 95% CI)

0.88 (-20.4 to +22.2)

14.5 (-0.99 to +23.0)

5.96 (-16.4 to +28.3)

19.3 (7.12 to 31.5)

0.44a

Patients needing propofol (n [%])

9 (69)

9 (90)

20 (87)

14 (93)

0.30b


CI, confidence interval. aP value for comparison of means by linear mixed model analysis, comparing all four groups. bP value for comparison of number of patients by χ2 test. ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Wolthuis et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R77   doi:10.1186/cc5969

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