Table 3.
Type of analgesia and sedation, and their mode of administration by gestational age group
| Total n = 422 |
24–32 GA n = 162 |
33–42 GA n = 260 |
P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. | % | N. | % | N. | % | ||
| Use of analgesia and/or sedation | 149 | 35.3 | 87 | 53.7 | 62 | 23.8 | 0.001 |
| Mode of A/S administration | |||||||
| Bolus only | 54 | 36.2 | 37 | 42.5 | 17 | 27.4 | 0.1671 |
| Continuous only | 34 | 22.8 | 18 | 20.7 | 16 | 25.8 | |
| Bolus + continous | 61 | 40.9 | 32 | 36.8 | 29 | 46.8 | |
| Type of drugs | |||||||
| Fentanyl a | 131 | 31.0 | 80 | 49.4 | 51 | 19.6 | < .0001 |
| Morphine a | 11 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.9 | 8 | 3.1 | 0.5424 |
| Midazolama | 38 | 9.0 | 15 | 9.3 | 23 | 8.9 | 0.8854 |
| Paracetamol | 14 | 3.3 | 9 | 5.6 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.0427 |
| Neuromuscular blocker | 7 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0000 |
acontinous and/or bolus administration in all three ventilation groups