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Table 3 Level of sedation, consciousness, and pain (Ramsay, GCS, and PI)

From: Effect of an analgo-sedation protocol for neurointensive patients: a two-phase interventional non-randomized pilot study

 

Observational period

(n = 106)

Intervention period

(n = 109)

P Value

Ramsay score mean (SD)

4.38 (1.21)

4.41 (1.25)

.651

GCS mean during sedation (SD)

7.49 (2.81)

7.42 (3.03)

.688

GCS mean during sedation interruption (SD)

8.19 (2.92)

8.28 (2.79)

.807

Duration of sedation interruption, n (%)

- mean minutes delay

47 (44%)

30 to 60

22 (20%)

<30

.001*

PI score mean (SD)

1.54 (.73)

1.24 (.61)

<.001*

  1. Ramsay Sedation Score & Glasgow Coma Score, GCS (t-test); Pain Intensity Score, PI (Mann-Whitney test);
  2. * P value ≤ .05 significant.
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