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Table 4 Pharmacoeconomics of sedation in the ICU

From: Midazolam and propofol used alone or sequentially for long-term sedation in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a prospective, randomized study

Data

1 Group M (n = 43)

2 Group P (n = 42)

3 Group M-P (n = 39)

P value

Post hoc test (P < 0.017)

Pharmaceutical sedation cost (yuan)

1,982 (2,348)

3,744 (4,296)

1,969 (1,590)

<0.01

1 vs. 2; 2 vs. 3

Total cost of treatment in ICU (yuan)

81,123 (41,311)

66,941 (55,123)

57,634 (55,474)

0.04

1 vs. 3

  1. Data expressed as median (interquartile range). Kruskal–Wallis analysis of variance was used for data comparison. In the presence of significant difference in the three groups (P < 0.05), the parameters between any two groups were further compared with the value of α adjusted to 0.017.
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