Table 2. Comparison of mortality rate at the end of the first, second, fourth and seventh days .
| Mortality |
Etomidate N=12 |
Ketamine N=8 |
Sodium thiopental N=21 |
Midazolam N=35 |
p* |
| First day mortality Number (percent) | 3 (25%) | 1 (12.5%) | 3 (14.3%) | 5 (14.3%) | 0.822 |
| Second day mortality Number (percent) | 10 (83.3%) | 1 (12.5%) | 6 (28.6%) | 9 (25.7%) | 0.001 |
| Fourth day mortality Number (percent) | 10 (83.3%) | 1 (12.5%) | 9 (42.9%) | 15 (42.9%) | 0.015 |
| Seven day mortality Number (percent) | 12 (100%) | 2 (25%) | 13 (61.9%) | 23 (65.7%) | 0.007 |
* Chi-square