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Clinical characteristics of the patients included |
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| Characteristic |
Group 1 (n = 15) |
Group 2 (n = 15) |
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| Age (years) |
48.2 ± 6.4 |
51.1 ± 5.3 |
| Weight (kg) |
62.3 ± 8.55 |
64.5 ± 7.8 |
| APACHE II score |
12.3 ± 4.3 |
13.4 ± 4.6 |
| Death (n) |
4 |
4 |
| Aetiology (n) |
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| Medical |
4 |
5 |
| General surgical |
6 |
4 |
| Trauma |
5 |
6 |
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There were no significant differences between groups. Group 1 received sufentanil infusion alone, whereas group 2 received sufentanil plus magnesium sulphate. Unless otherwise stated, values are expressed as means ± standard deviation. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. | ||
Memiş et al. Critical Care 2003 7:R123 doi:10.1186/cc2365 |
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