Table 2.
Characteristics of sedation in sedated patients (n = 502)
| Missing information (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sedation time in hours (IQR) | 48 (10–72) | 12 (2 %) | |
| n | % | 13 (3 %) | |
| Type of sedation | 27 (5 %) | ||
| Continuous | 356 | 71 % | |
| Intermittent | 119 | 24 % | |
| Indication for sedation | |||
| Delirium | 254 | 51 % | 18 (4 %) |
| Existential distress | 159 | 32 % | 18 (4 %) |
| Dyspnea | 151 | 30 % | 17 (3 %) |
| Pain | 99 | 20 % | 18 (4 %) |
| Other individual reasons | 56 | 11 % | |
| Not verifiable | 34 | 7 % | 17 (3 %) |
| Drug used for sedation | |||
| Midazolam | 395 | 79 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Diazepam | 14 | 3 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Propofol | 13 | 3 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Propthipendyl | 3 | 1 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Levomepromazin | 17 | 3 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Dihydrobenzperidol | 2 | <1 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Lorazepam | 66 | 13 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Clonazepam | - | - | 2 (<1 %) |
| Haloperidol | 51 | 10 % | 2 (<1 %) |
| Thiopental | - | - | 2 (<1 %) |
| Type of administration | |||
| i.v. bolus | 209 | 42 % | 36 (7 %) |
| i.v. continuously | 253 | 50 % | 36 (7 %) |
| s.c. bolus | 100 | 20 % | 36 (7 %) |
| s.c. continuously | 56 | 11 % | 36 (7 %) |