Table 2.

Treatment summary

Drug	Orders	% order frequency			Doses		% treatment unit
		Once	Sched.	As needed	Total	% first	ICU	Floor	Other/NA
Hydralazine	5,485	41	5	53	16,662	33	43	39	18
Acetaminophen	22,174	30	13	57	85,599	26	21	54	24
Furosemide	16,199	71	29	0	40,815	40	41	44	15
Morphine	13,084	28	7	64	65,463	20	46	33	21
Lorazepam	9,510	30	33	37	72,879	13	43	37	21
Ondansetron	8,005	20	37	44	62,061	13	14	61	25
Fentanyl	6,882	40	2	58	25,668	27	67	8	25
Hydrocortisone	6,623	26	67	7	45,996	14	24	58	18
Diphenhydramine	7,616	38	10	51	26,761	28	12	65	24
Methylprednisolone	3,818	32	67	1	20,118	19	35	44	21
Labetalol	2,441	33	38	29	17,021	14	41	37	22
Vancomycin	2,010	18	82	0	15,070	13	30	33	36

Treatment orders (n = 103, 847) and doses (n = 494,113). Sched., scheduled (e.g., take every 4 hours); NA, not reported in medical record.