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Table 3 Size of unit and sedation practice

From: Sedation practice in the intensive care unit: a UK national survey

Number of beds

Number of ICUs (n = 185)

Sedation guideline (n = 148)#

No guideline (n = 37)

Daily sedation holding (n = 144)

No sedation holding (n = 41)

0 to 4

26

19 (73%)

7 (27%)

20 (77%)

6 (23%)

5 to 8

99

78 (79%)

21 (21%)

78 (79%)

21 (21%)

9 to 12

36

30 (83%)

6 (17%)

31 (86%)

5 (14%)

>12

24

20 (83%)

3 (13%)

15 (63%)

9 (37%)

  1. Percentages are out of the ICUs of that size group. No statistically significant differences were observed. # One ICU with more than 12 beds left this question unanswered. ICU, intensive care unit.