Table 2 |
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Patient characteristics |
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|
Characteristic/parameter |
All patients |
Deeply sedated |
Lightly sedated |
P |
|
|
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|
Number |
40 |
29 |
11 |
- |
|
|
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|
Age (median [range]) |
5.6 months (21 days–16 years) |
5.7 months (1.5 months–13 years) |
5.1 months (21 days–16 years) |
0.716 |
|
Sex (n[%]) |
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|
Male |
21 (52) |
16 (55) |
5 (45) |
0.770 |
|
Female |
19 (47) |
13 (45) |
6 (55) |
|
|
Diagnosis (n[%]) |
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|
Cardiac |
34 (85) |
23 (79) |
11 (100) |
0.162 |
|
Gastrointestinal |
2 (5) |
2 (7) |
0 (0) |
|
|
Other |
4 (10) |
4 (14) |
0 (0) |
|
|
PRISM III score (mean ± SD) |
7.22 ± 5.29 |
7.34 ± 5.78 |
6.91 ± 3.96 |
0.891 |
|
Medication (n[%]) |
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|
Benzodiazepines |
34 (85) |
25 (86) |
9 (82) |
≥ 0.999 |
|
Opioids |
33 (83) |
23 (79) |
10 (91) |
0.650 |
|
Propofol |
13 (32) |
11 (38) |
2 (18) |
0.286 |
|
Ketamine |
2 (5) |
2 (7) |
0 (0) |
≥ 0.999 |
|
PaCO2 (kPa; mean ± SD) |
5.1 ± 0.8 |
5.1 ± 0.9 |
4.9 ± 0.8 |
0.750 |
|
Temperature (°C; mean ± SD) |
37.4 ± 0.7 |
37.4 ± 0.6 |
37.4 ± 0.7 |
0.879 |
|
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P values are given for the comparison of deeply sedated versus lightly sedated. PRISM, Pediatric Risk of Mortality III score, PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide tension; SD, standard deviation; |
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Triltsch et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R9 doi:10.1186/cc2977 |
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