Microcirculatory alterations induced by sedation in intensive care patients. Effects of midazolam alone and in association with sufentanil

Table 1 General characteristics of study population

Patient	Age (years)	Gender	Weight (kg)	Temperature (°C)	Respiratory failure	SAPS II	Outcome
1	74	Male	70	36.9	COPD	34	Alive
2	67	Female	60	37.2	COPD	24	Alive
3	66	Male	84	37.1	Postoperative	35	Alive
4	77	Male	70	36.8	Postoperative	37	Dead
5	19	Female	80	36.8	Asthma	44	Alive
6	50	Female	70	37.4	COPD, obesity	36	Alive
7	76	Female	87	36.8	SAS, obesity	86	Alive
8	73	Male	73	36.9	COPD	38	Alive
9	57	Male	70	37.5	COPD	39	Alive
10	75	Male	80	37.0	COPD	47	Dead

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SAS, sleep apnoea syndrome.

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