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Table 3 Adverse events reported during the study

From: Offset of pharmacodynamic effects and safety of remifentanil in intensive care unit patients with various degrees of renal impairment

Body system

Normal/mild

Moderate/severe

Total

Any event

2 (20%)

11 (37%)*

13 (33%)

Cardiovascular

   

   Any event

0

4 (13%)

4 (10%)

   Cardiac arrest

0

2 (7%)

2 (5%)

   Sinus arrest

0

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

   Ventricular fibrillation

0

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

Digestive

   

   Any event

1 (10%)

3 (10%)

4 (10%)

   Diarrhoea

1 (10%)

1 (3%)

2 (5%)

   Ileus

0

2 (7%)

2 (5%)

   Ischaemic bowel

0

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

Body as a whole

   

   Any event

0

3 (10%)

3 (8%)

   Multiple organ failure

0

2 (7%)

2 (5%)

   Sepsis

0

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

Musculoskeletal

   

   Any event

0

2 (7%)

2 (5%)

   Muscle rigidity

0

2 (7%)

2 (5%)

Nervous

   

   Any event

1 (10%)

1 (3%)

2 (5%)

   Agitation

1 (10%)

1 (3%)

2 (5%)

  1. *P = 0.451 versus normal/mild group (Fisher's exact test).