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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Crit Care. 2012 May;21(3):e53–e64. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2012301

Table 3.

Type and total dose of sedatives and analgesics administered in a 24-hour period

Before study enrollment
During study enrollment
Drug No. of patients Median IQR No. of patients Median IQR
Analgesic
  Fentanyl, µg 117 1200 742.5–1910.4 119 1250 720.0–2100
  Morphine, mg 32 13 4–47.5 25 23 5.5–66.5
  Hydromorphone, mg 3 6 4–36 2 41.25 35–47.5

Sedative
  Midazolam, mg 91 42 16–84 82 52 24.3–93
  Propofol, µg 33 3303 1515–4549.1 30 2690.5 1369–3528.5
  Lorazepam, mg 29 6 2–38.8 23 9 2–43
  Haloperidol, mg 7 5 4–10 4 7.5 4.3–23.1

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.