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. 2021 Dec 13;128(4):610–622. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.10.044

Table 8.

Drug doses and hypotension in included studies. Data are mean (standard deviation) or median [range].

Author (publication year) Propofol dose (mg) Comparator Comparator dose (mg) Opioid Opioid dose (mcg) Hypotension, n (%)
Adigun and colleagues17 (2019) 471 (10) Fentanyl 57 (13) 6 (19)
Midazolam 2.5 Pentazocine 17.65 (5.8) 2 (7)
Bastaki and colleagues18 (2013) 153 (53) 3 (6)
Midazolam 7.6 (2.7) Fentanyl 50 0 (0)
Chen and colleagues19 (2020) 96 Fentanyl 64 (11) 97 (51)
Remimazolam 5 Fentanyl 63 (11) 46 (24)
Eberl and colleagues20 (2014) 442 (177) Alfentanil 232 (127) 56 (93)
Midazolam 3.9 (1.5) Fentanyl 67 (29) 21 (35)
Ekmekçi and colleagues21 (2017) 100 mcg kg−1 min−1 Remifentanil 73.1 2 (4)
Midazolam 2 Meperidine 20 000 1 (2)
Fanti and colleagues22 (2015) 110 (47) Fentanyl 71 (15) 1 (1)
Midazolam 2.9 (1.0) Fentanyl 72 (19) 3 (4)
Gurbulak and colleagues23 (2014) 118 (32) Midazolam 2.5 Fentanyl 50 22 (36)
Midazolam 6.5 (1.1) Fentanyl/meperidine 50/30 500 (5600) 17 (27)
Heuss24 (2012) 131 [70–260] Alfentanil 4 mcg kg−1 17 (42)
Midazolam 5 [4–7] Alfentanil 4 mcg kg−1 17 (41)
Karanth and colleagues25 (2018) [2–3] mg kg−1+infusion Fentanyl 29 4 (13)
Dexmedetomidine 1 mcg kg−1+infusion Fentanyl 29 17 (57)
Kim and colleagues26 (2021) 82 (30) 1 (1)
Midazolam (bolus) 4.8 (1.5) Meperidine 50 000 0 (0)
Midazolam (titrated) 4.4 (1.5) Meperidine 50 000 1 (1)
Lee and colleagues27 (2019) 0.5 mg kg−1 Midazolam 2.9 (0.7) 42 (42)
Etomidate/midazolam 0.1 mg kg−1/3.0 (0.6) 27 (27)
Padmanabhan and colleagues28,35 (2017; 2020) 251.3 (76.9) 3 (1)
Midazolam 6.9 (2.1) Fentanyl 149 (64) 8 (3)
Paspatis and colleagues29 (2002) 80 [40–150] Midazolam [2–3] 24 (38)
Midazolam 5 [3–7] Meperidine 75 000 [50 000–125 000] 17 (30)
Schroeder and colleagues30 (2016) 341 (122.8) 3 (2)
Midazolam 5.7 (1.4) Fentanyl 138.8 (41.6) 2 (2)
Sipe and colleagues31 (2002) 218 (94) 0 (0)
Midazolam 4.7 (1.5) Meperidine 89 700 (29 100) 3 (8)
Steenholdt and colleagues32 (2020) 342 (139) 4 (6)
Midazolam 2.4 (0.5) Fentanyl 60 (20) 3 (5)
Toklu and colleagues33 (2009) 159.8 Remifentanil 170 16 (53)
Etomidate 20.2 Remifentanil 223.2 2 (7)
Ulmer and colleagues34 (2003) 277 (105) 4 (8)
Midazolam 7.2 (2.6) Fentanyl 117 (30) 4 (8)