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Table 4 Processed EEG and physiological variables, and RSS score 2 minutes before opiate boli

From: Entropy and bispectral index for assessment of sedation, analgesia and the effects of unpleasant stimuli in critically ill patients: an observational study

Variable

Indication

P

 

0: left blank/missing

1: patient asks

2: agitation, nurse thinks of pain

3: agitation, objective signs of pain

4: anticipated pain (surgical)

5: anticipated pain (nursing)

6: to reduce sedatives

7: comment

 

N

60

39

60

56

16

73

9

49

 

Response entropy

73 (27 to 97)

94 (35 to 98

53 (30 to 96

36 (25 to 63

28 (19 to 34

32 (25 to 81

17 (11 to 25

81 (33 to 96

< 0.001

State entropy

61 (25 to 87)

81 (25 to 84)

40 (24 to 87)

30 (22 to 56)

24 (18 to 29)

28 (23 to 71)

15 (10 to 19)

65 (31 to 83)

< 0.001

BIS-Index

66 (45 to 92)

77 (62 to 93)

62 (43 to 82)

51 (40 to 59)

49 (40 to 52)

53 (42 to 73)

46 (40 to 56)

54 (32 to 73)

< 0.001

RSS score

4 (2 to 5)

2 (2 to 3)

3 (1 to 4)

3 (2 to 4)

5 (3 to 5)

4 (3 to 4)

4 (2 to 4)

4 (2 to 5)

< 0.001

Heart rate (beats/minute)

92 (81 to 102)

90 (72 to 101)

96 (90 to 107)

100 (94 to 109)

97 (90 to 110)

93 (85 to 100)

95 (93 to 100)

86 (74 to 95)

< 0.001

etCO2 (mmHg)

36 (33 to 55)

34 (32 to 46)

41 (34 to 50)

48 (36 to 55)

43 (41 to 49)

41 (35 to 48)

54 (47 to 56)

34 (27 to 45)

< 0.001

FiO2 (%)

41 (38 to 59)

39 (38 to 53)

44 (39 to 53)

53 (41 to 57)

46 (45 to 52)

45 (39 to 53)

58 (51 to 60)

39 (34 to 48)

< 0.001

Respiratory rate (breaths/minute)

14.0 (11.8 to 19.9)

12.8 (10.0 to 19.0)

16.8 (12.2 to 20.9)

19.8 (16.6 to 22.0)

16.7 (13.6 to 20.0)

16.5 (12.0 to 19.8)

18.3 (13.5 to 19.0)

13.6 (12.0 to 18.0)

< 0.001

SpO2 (%)

96 (93 to 98)

96 (93 to 97)

95 (94 to 98)

95 (93 to 97)

98 (96 to 98)

96 (94 to 98)

96 (94 to 97)

95 (94 to 97)

0.053

SBP (mmHg)

111 (99 to 126)

119 (104 to 146)

113 (102 to 133)

101 (91 to 113)

94 (76 to 102)

109 (96 to 120)

65 (53 to 116)

105 (99 to 116)

< 0.001

MBP (mmHg)

69 (61 to 78)

77 (71 to 83)

70 (66 to 81)

66 (62 to 73)

56 (48 to 68)

70 (62 to 75)

51 (44 to 79)

67 (62 to 74)

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

51 (42 to 59)

55 (48 to 59)

53 (47 to 59)

50 (45 to 54)

38 (28 to 44)

51 (43 to 58)

34 (34 to 43)

50 (47 to 55)

< 0.001

  1. The opiate boli were given for various indications, according to the nurses' notes. Values are expressed as median (interquartile range). All P values were calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test. BIS, bispectral index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EEG, electroencephlogram; etCO2, end-tidal barbon dioxide; FiO 2, fractional inspired oxygen; MBP, mean blood pressure; RSS, Ramsay Sedation Scale; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SpO2, pulse oximetry.