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From: Variation in diurnal sedation in mechanically ventilated patients who are managed with a sedation protocol alone or a sedation protocol and daily interruption

Fig. 1

Daily benzodiazepine and opioid doses during night and day shifts. Mean benzodiazepine (midazolam equivalents, mg) and mean opioid (fentanyl equivalents, mcg) administration for all patients during night (N, blue bars, 19:00–07:00 hours) and day (D, red bars, 07:00–19:00 hours) shifts. Total dose/patient represents doses received for the duration of the study; Total dose/patient as infusion represents total doses received through intravenous infusion, excluding bolus doses, for the duration of the study. P < 0.005 for all four comparisons of nighttime versus daytime doses

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