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Table 3 Sedation method

From: Head CT is of limited diagnostic value in critically ill patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sedation

 

Patients who required head CT (n = 42)

n (%)

Patients who did not require head CT (n = 102)

n (%)

Daily interruption of sedation

  

Yes

8 (19)

38 (37)*

No

34 (81)

64 (63)*

Type of sedation

  

Intermittent

0 (0)

6 (6)

Continuous

42 (100)

96 (94)

Type of sedatives

  

Lorazepam only

3 (7)

8 (8)

Midazolam only

1 (2)

3 (3)

Lorazepam + Fentanyl

31 (74)

70 (68)

Midazolam + Fentanyl

7 (17)

14 (14)

Propofol

0 (0)

7 (7)

  1. *p < 0.05.