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. 2018 May 16;19(4):668–674. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.4.36879

Table 2.

Use of opioids and benzodiazepines in all mechanically ventilated patients from 2014–2016 (n=509).

2014
n=233
2015
n=150
P value 2014
n=233
2016
n=126
P value
Received opioid IVP [n (%)] 76 (33%) 62 (41%) 0.1028 76 (33%) 51 (40%) 0.1651
Received opioid IV infusion [n (%)] 67 (29%) 92 (61%) <0.0001 67 (29%) 77 (61%) <0.0001
Received any Opioid [n (%)] 95 (41%) 106 (71%) <0.0001 95 (41%) 81 (64%) <0.0001
Received benzodiazepine IVP [n (%)] 137 (59%) 48 (32%) <0.0001 137 (59%) 37 (29%) <0.0001
Received benzodiazepine infusion [n (%)] 52 (22%) 10 (7%) <0.0001 52 (22%) 1 (1%) <0.0001
Received any benzodiazepine [n (%)] 144 (62%) 50 (34%) <0.0001 144 (62%) 37 (29%) <0.0001
Received propofol [n (%)] 79 (34%) 48 (32%) 0.5100 79 (34%) 47 (37%) 0.7100
Received propofol only [n (%)] 10 (4%) 5 (3%) 0.6300 10 (4%) 10 (8%) 0.0200
No sedation [n (%)] 45 (19%) 23 (15%) 0.2000 45 (19%) 23 (18%) 0.7700

IVP, intravenous push, IV, intravenous.