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. 2019;26(1):51–63. doi: 10.6001/actamedica.v26i1.3956

Table 2.

Types of medication and frequency of post-extubation administration

Type Dosage and administration Amount administered n %
Opioids Fentanyl 0.5 mg/50 ml, continuous intravenous infusion 0.08 μg/kg/h 1 1.4
0.1–0.17 μg/kg/h 7 9.7
0.2–0.34 μg/kg/h 52 72.2
0.3–0.37 μg/kg/h 9 12.5
0.1 mg, fractioned intravenous injection 0.1 mg 1 2.8
Promedol 20 mg, intravenous injection 20 mg 1 1.4
NSAIDs Paracetamol (acetaminophen) 1000 mg/100 ml, intravenous infusion 1000 mg 20 27.8
500 mg 2 2.8
Ketorolac tromethamine 30 mg, intravenous or intramuscular injection 30 mg 27 37.5
60 mg 5 6.9
Lornoxicam 8 mg, intravenous injection 8 mg 2 2.8
Others Lidocaine 400 mg/40 ml, continuous intravenous infusion 1.0–1.16 mg/kg/h 4 5.6
Gabapentin 300 mg, orally 300 mg 2 2.8
Pregabalin 75 mg, orally 75 mg 3 4.2
“Skudexa” 75 mg tramadol/25 mg dexketoprofen, orally 75 mg/25 mg 2 2.8
Metamizole 500 mg/ml, intravenous injection 2000 mg 4 5.6
Metamizole with carbamazepine Metamizole i/v, carbamazepine orally 2000 mg (metamizole), 200 mg (carbamazepine) 2 2.8
Carbamazepine 200 mg, orally 200 mg 2 2.8
Carbmazepine with amitriptyline Carbamazepine 200 mg, amitriptyline 10 mg 200 mg (carbamazepine), 10 mg (amitriptyline) 1 1.4