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Table 4 Variables associated with the patient meeting criteria for a spontaneous breathing trial, multivariable analysis

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

 

Odds ratio

95 % CI

P value

lower

upper

Sedation protocol and daily interruption vs sedation protocol alone

0.956

0.685

1.332

0.79

Age (10-year increase)

1.013

0.892

1.151

0.84

Gender (male vs female)

1.039

0.734

1.474

0.83

Surgical/trauma vs medical

0.799

0.441

1.446

0.46

Daytime midazolam dose (1 mg increase)

0.993

0.989

0.997

0.0004

Midazolam: nighttime-daytime dose (1 mg increase)

0.994

0.989

0.998

0.0004

Daytime fentanyl dose (100 mcg increase)

0.940

0.907

0.975

0.0008

Fentanyl: nighttime-daytime dose (100 mcg increase)

0.977

0.938

1.018

0.27