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

Table 3.

Use of opioids and benzodiazepines in non-seizure patients from 2014–2016 (n=461).

2014
n=211
2015
n=135
P value 2014
n=211
2016
n=115
P value
Received opioid IVP [n (%)] 69 (33%) 56 (41%) 0.0873 69 (33%) 48 (42%) 0.0873
Received opioid IV infusion [n (%)] 61 (29%) 84 (42) <0.0001 61 (29%) 72 (63%) <0.0001
Received any opioid [n (%)] 87 (41%) 96 (71%) <0.0001 87 (41%) 75 (65%) <0.0001
Received benzodiazepine IVP [n (%)] 120 (57%) 41 (30%) <0.0001 120 (57%) 30 (26%) <0.0001
Received benzodiazepine infusion [n (%)] 34 (16%) 9 (7%) <0.0001 34 (16%) 1 (1%) <0.0001
Received any benzodiazepine [n (%)] 127 (60%) 43 (33%) <0.0001 127 (60%) 30 (26%) <0.0001
Received propofol [n (%)] 68 (32%) 36 (27%) 0.2400 68 (32%) 31 (36%) 0.3600
Received propofol only [n (%)] 10 (5%) 4 (3%) 0.2800 10 (5%) 9 (8%) 0.1400
No sedation [n (%)] 42 (20%) 23(17%) 0.3800 42 (20%) 23 (20%) 0.1000

IVP, intravenous push, IV, intravenous.