Table 2.

Duration of mechanical ventilation, PICU length of stay, and medication uses over the study period

	Pre-implementation n = 104	Post-implementation n = 93	p value*
Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)	5.6 (3.2–10.5)	4.8 (2.8–8.3)	0.094
PICU length of stay (days)	9.0 (5.0–15.2)	9.8 (4.9–14.5)	0.767
Sufentanil
Daily dose (μg/kg/day)	5.6 (3.8–8.7)	6.3 (4.7–8.7)	0.185
Duration of administration (h)	99 (54–170)	78 (47–133)	0.097
Midazolam
Daily dose (mg/kg/day)	3.2 (2.1–4.9)	2.9 (2.2–4.4)	0.223
Duration of administration (h)	112 (60–171)	89 (44–155)	0.149
Ketamine
Daily dose (mg/kg/day)	46.1 (29.6–57.1)	41.9 (24.3–51.3)	0.067
Duration of administration (h)	110 (54–167)	94 (46–155)	0.574

Quantitative variables are expressed as median (quartiles Q1–Q3). P values were calculated using Wilcoxon’s test