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Table 3 Medication regimen in 57 subjects at the time of transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure measurementsa

From: Diaphragm weakness in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Subject number

Antibiotics

Other medications

Steroid regimen over entire ICU stay

1

 

Midazolam, metoprolol, hydralazine, calcium acetate, famotidine

 

2

Piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin, levofloxacin, flagyl

Enoxaparin, omeprazole, dobutamine

Hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours × 4 days

3

 

Metoprolol, haloperidol, insulin, aspirin

 

4

Piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin, levofloxacin

Midazolam, fentanyl, pantoprazole

 

5

 

Famotidine, trazadone

Methylprednisolone 1 g/day × 3 days, prednisone 60 mg/day × 2 days, 40 mg/day × 3 days, 30 mg/day × 2 days, 20 mg/day × 2 days, 10 mg/day × 2 days

6

Piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin, fluconazole

Midazolam, fentanyl, insulin, lactulose, levothyroxine, norepinephrine, pantoprazole

Hydrocortisone 50 mg every 6 hours × 1 day

7

Piperacillin/tazobactam

Midazolam, alprazolam, fentanyl, insulin, famotidine, heparin

 

8

Vancomycin

Midazolam, fentanyl, insulin, famotidine, heparin, simvastatin, gabapentin, venlafaxine, calcium gluconate

Hydrocortisone 50 mg every 8 hours × 8 days

9

 

Midazolam, lorazepam, omeprazole, ursodiol, clonidine, levetiracetam, ondansetron, metaclopramide, hydralazine, heparin

 

10

Piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin

Midazolam, famotidine, aspirin, clopidogrel, insulin, heparin, metaclopramide, docusate

Prednisone 20 mg/day × 3 days, Hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours × 2 days

11

 

Midazolam, protonix, amitryptyline, bupropion, carvedilol, clonazepam, folic acid, acetaminophen, digoxin, ondansetron, heparin, tacrolimus

Methylprednisolone 60 mg every 12 hours × 3 days

12

Vancomycin, clindamycin, tamiflu

Midazolam, fentanyl, morphine, heparin, insulin, pantoprazole, bumetanide

Methylprednisolone 60 mg/day × 4 days, prednisone 40 mg/day × 3 days

13

 

Midazolam, enoxaparin, famotidine, insulin, metoprolol, aspirin, hydralazine, lisinopril, simvastatin

 

14

Vancomycin, levofloxacin, flagyl, aztreonam

Midazolam, fentanyl, heparin

Methylprednisolone 60 mg every 12 hours × 6 days

15

Vancomycin

Propofol, omeprazole, heparin, amlodipine

 

16

 

Midazolam, fentanyl, protonix, ondansetron, darbepoetin, folic acid, cyanocobalamin, hydralazine, amldipine, lisinopril

 

17

Vancomycin, levofloxacin

Midazolam, fentanyl, protonix, insulin, lactulose, levothyroxine, sertraline, hydralazine, gabapentin, carvedilol

 

19

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, levofloxacin

Heparin, hydralazine, labetalol, metoprolol, levetiracetam, lorazepam, omeprazole, phenytoin

Prednisone 20 mg/day × 2 days

20

Vancomycin

Midazolam, morphine, amlodipine, labetalol, metoprolol, protonix, phenytoin, heparin

 

21

Vancomycin, tobramycin, ampicillin/sulbactam

Midazolam, fentanyl, heparin, ibuprofen, amiodarone, metoprolol, omeprazole

 

22

Vancomycin, levofloxacin

Famotidine, heparin, metaclopramide, diphenhydramine

 

23

Vancomycin, doripenem, colistin

Bumetanide, midazolam, ascorbic acid, famotidine, insulin, vitamin A, zinc, aripiprazole, escitalopram, heparin

 

24

 

Paroxetine, pramipexole, simvastatin, omeprazole, heparin, midazolam, insulin, metoprolol, bumetanide

 

25

 

Midazolam, heparin, omeprazole, haloperidol, olanzapine, insulin

Prednisone 40 mg/day × 6 days

26

 

Famotidine, darbepoetin, amlodipine, labetolol, folic acid, thiamine, dexmedetomidine, heparin

 

27

Doripenem, doxycycline, micafungin, flagyl

Midazolam, fentanyl, promethazine, pantoprazole, levetiracetam, propofol, lactulose

Prednisone 50 mg every 8 hours × 8 days

28

 

Midazolam, haloperidol, omeprazole, levothyroxine, heparin, insulin, furosemide

 

29

Doripenem, tobramycin, fluconazole, erythromycin

Morphine, ondansetron, rifaximin, pantoprazole, lactulose, insulin, aspirin, heparin, levetriacetam, midazolam, phenytoin, vasopressin

 

30

 

Aspirin, benztropine, famotidine, gabapentin, hydrochlorothiazide, metoclopramide, miralax, insulin, heparin, valproic acid, docusate

Methylprednisolone 125 mg every 6 hours × 2 days

31

 

Azathioprine, bumetanide, clopidogrel, ezetimibe, famotidine, fentanyl, furosemide, heparin, metoprolol, midazolam, nitroglycerin patch, omeprazole, provastatin

Methylprednisilone 125 mg every 6 hours × 3 days, 40 mg every 6 hours × 2 days, prednisone 60 mg/day × 5 days

32

Vancomycin, gentamycin, aztreonam

Midazolam, fentanyl, aspirin, carbemazepam, haloperidol, metoprolol, omeprazole, phenytoin, insulin, heparin

Methylprednisolone 60 mg every 6 hours × 6 days

33

Linezolid

Midazolam, lorazepam, fentanyl, aspirin, digoxin, insulin, metoprolol, famotidine, heparin

 

34

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, micofungin

Midazolam, fentanyl, insulin, aspirin, amlodipine, metaclopramide, famotidine, heparin

Methylprednisolone 100 mg every 12 hours × 9 days

35

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, micofungin, colistin, bactrim

Foscarnate, pantoprazole, diphenhydramine, insulin, fludrocortisone, levothyroxine, ursodiol

Methylprednisolone 10 mg × 1 day

36

Vancomycin, meraopenum, valgancyclovir, cefipime, dapsone, levofloxacin

Ondansetron, omeprazole, metoprolol, mycophenolate mofetil, sildenafil

Prednisone 25 mg/day × 250 days

37

Piperacillin/tazobactam, vancomycin, levofloxacin

Midazolam, fentanyl, aspirin, heparin, omeprazole, simvastatin

Methylprednisolone 40 mg/day × 2 days, prednisone 40 mg/day × 1 day, prednisone 20 mg/day × 3 days

38

Flagyl, levofloxacin, aztreonam

Midazolam, fentanyl, morphine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, famotidine, heparin

 

39

Doripenam, colistimethate, vancomycin

Midazolam, fentanyl, lortab, zolpidem, metoprolol, omeprazole, heparin

 

40

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, levofloxacin

Midazolam, fentanyl, metaclopramide, aspirin, azathioprine, clopidogrel, furosemide, ondansetron, simvastatin, famotidine, heparin

Prednisone 20 mg/day × 7 days

41

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, clindamycin

Midazolam, fentanyl, propofol, insulin, omeprazole

 

42

Vancomycin, cefipime, levofloxacin, acyclovir

Midazolam, fentanyl, ondansetron, pantoprazole, heparin

 

44

 

Midazolam, fentanyl, haloperidol, insulin, famotidine, heparin

Methylprednisolone 125 mg every 6 hours × 2 days

45

 

Midazolam, fentanyl, ondansetron, insulin, omeprazole, heparin

Hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours × 3 days

46

Linezolid, piperacillin/tazobactam, tobramycin

Midazolam, Diltiazem, mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, famotidine, insulin, heparin

Hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours × 6 days, prednisone 40 mg/day × 3 days

47

Vancomycin, cefipime, levofloxacin

Midazolam, aspirin, captopril, furosemide, simvastatin, insulin

Prednisone 40 mg/day × 3 days, 30 mg/day × 2 days

49

 

Midazolam, aspirin, atorvastatin, bisoprolol, clopidogrel, fluticasone, folic acid, pantoprazole, heparin

Methylprednisolone 60 mg every 6 hours × 4 days, 40 mg every 12 hours × 2 days, prednisone 40 mg/day × 1 day

50

Vancomycin, aztreonam, tobramycin, daptomycin

Midazolam, hydroxyzine, darbepoetin, levothyroxine, ferrous sulfate, ergocalciferol, pancrelipase, omeprazole

Hydrocortisone 20 mg every 12 hours × 37 days

51

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, doripenam, fluconazaole

Midazolam, fentanyl, furosemide, pancrelipase, magnesium oxide, famotidine, insulin, heparin

 

52

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, daptomycin

Midazolam, fentanyl, levothyroxine, darbepoetin, fluticasone, lactulose, paroxetime, insulin, heparin

Hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours × 5 days

53

Tamiflu, piperacillin/tazobactam, cefipime, daptomycin, doripenam

Midazolam, darbepoetin, bumetanide, famotidine, insulin, heparin

 

54

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam

Morphine, oxycodone, furosemide, famotidine, insulin, heparin

Hydrocortisone 50 mg every 6 hours × 3 days

55

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, levofloxacin, daptomycin

Ferrous sulfate, folic acid, levothyroxine, metaclopramide, pravastatin, digoxin tacrolimus, omeprazole, heparin

 

56

Daptomycin, linezolid, tobramycin, colistin, zithromax

Midazolam, fentanyl, dexmedetomidine, omeprazole, heparin

 

57

Vancomycin, piperacillin/tazobactam, levofloxacin, tamiflu

Midazolam, fentanyl, clonazepam, gabapentin, famotidine, insulin, heparin

 

58

Piperacillin/tazobactam

Midazolam, morphine, furosemide, metoprolol, citalopram, pantoprazole, aspirin, acetazolamide, insulin, heparin

Methylprednisolone 60 mg every 8 hours × 4 days, prednisone 60 mg/day × 5 days, 40 mg/day × 5 days, 30 mg/day × 5 days

59

Vancomycin, cefipime, levofloxacin

Midazolam, fentanyl, dopamine, norepinephrine, simvastatin, aspirin, omeprazole, heparin

Hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours × 3 days, 50 mg every 8 hours × 2 day, 50 mg every 12 hours × 7 days

60

Vancomycin, cefipime, tobramycin

Midazolam, fentanyl, norepinephrine, pantoprazole, heparin

 
  1. aData not included for Subjects 18, 43, and 48 because transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure measurements not obtained due to anatomic constraint.