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Table 1 Average dosage per patient per day (in mg) of sedatives and analgesics per treatment group and costs per mg (2006 costs)

From: Cost-consequence analysis of remifentanil-based analgo-sedation vs. conventional analgesia and sedation for patients on mechanical ventilation in the Netherlands

 

Cost per mg (€)

Control group

Remifentanil group

  

Before start weaning (mg)

During weaning (mg)

Before start weaning (mg)

During weaning (mg)

  

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Morphine

0.02

71.7 (17.8)

46.5 (24.6)

1.0 (0.4)

2.4 (0.9)

Midazolam

0.035

194.2 (36.2)

12.9 (4.7)

45.9 (22.2)

0.0 (0.0)

Fentanyl

0.35

0.8 (0.1)

0.3 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

Lorazepam

0.04

2.9 (0.7)

0.1 (0.1)

0.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

Sufenta Forte®

25

0.05 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

0.0 (0.0)

Propofol

0.02

1,057.4 (107.0)

381.8 (125.9)

1,627.6 (129.3)

662.2 (154.5)

Remifentanil

7.71

0 (0)

0 (0)

18.8 (0.7)

10.3 (1.2)

  1. Mg, milligram; SE, standard error.