Table 1.

The doses of sedation, analgesia and paralyzing drugs.^50,54

ANALGESIA	Fentanyl	Remifentanil	Morphine	Hydromorphone
Intermittent Dosing	0.35–0.5 μg/kg IV q0.5–1 h	N/A	2–4 mg IV q1–2 h	0.2–0.6 mg IV q1–2 h
IV Infusion Rates	0.7–10 μg/kg/h	0.5–1.5 μg/kg/h	2–30 mg/h	0.5–3 mg/h
SEDATION	Midazolam	Propofol	Dexmedetomidine	Ketamine
Loading dose	0.01–0.05 mg/kg	5 μg/kg/min over 5 min	1 μg/kg over 10 min	0.1–0.5 mg/kg IV
Maintenance dose	0.02–0.1 mg/kg/h	5–50 μg/kg/min	0.2–0.7 μg/kg/h	0.05–0.4 mg/kg/h
PARALYSIS	Cis-Atracurium	Atracurium	Rocuronium	Vecuronium
Initial Bolus	0.15 mg/kg or 15 mg	0.4–0.5 mg/kg	0.6 mg/kg (1mg/kg for RSI)	0.8–0.1 mg/kg
Starting Infusion Rates	3 μg/kg/min	11–13 μg/kg/min	10–12 μg/kg/min	1 μg/kg/min