Parameter | Remifentanil (n = 84) | Fentanyl (n = 37) | Morphine (n = 40) |
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Opioid | |||
Median duration of opioid infusion, h (range) | 47.3 (3.8–120) | 35.2 (0.2–120) | 40.9 (4.5–120) |
Median weighted mean opioid infusion rate: remifentanil and fentanyl, μg kg-1 h-1; morphine, mg kg-1 h-1 (range) | 15.4 (3.0–38.2) | 3.6 (0.1–7.9) | 0.1 (0.0–6.8) |
Propofol | |||
Number of patients who received a propofol infusion | 76 (90%) | 37 (100%) | 37 (93%) |
Median duration of propofol infusion, h (range) | 24.3 (0.0–118) | 24.5 (0.0–119.4) | 41.7 (0.7–115.3) |
Median weighted mean propofol infusion rate, mg kg-1 h-1 (range) | 1.93 (0.2–68.8) | 2.49 (0.5–11.5) | 2.30 (0.3–18.1) |
Midazolam | |||
Number of patients who received a midazolam infusion | 30 (36%) | 11 (30%) | 12 (30%) |
Median duration of midazolam infusion, h (range) | 47.3 (0–117.1) | 48.1 (2.3–112.1) | 22.4 (1.8–101.4) |
Median weighted mean midazolam infusion rate, mg kg-1 h-1 (range) | 0.18 (0–17) | 0.11 (0–2.3) | 0.13 (0.1–0.5) |