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Table 2 Details of administered dexmedetomidine and sedation

From: A comparison between dosages and plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine in clinically ill patients: a prospective, observational, cohort study in Japan

Drug treatment

N = 40

 Duration of infusion (h)

18.5 (10, 46.25) [range 3–87]

 Plasma concentrations (ng/ml)

1.05 ± 0.56 [range 0.22–2.50]

 Dosages (μg/kg/h)

0.41 (0.30, 0.58) [range 0.20–0.83]

 Combined administration

 

  No drug

14 (35 %)

  1 drug

18 (45 %)

  2 drugs

6 (15 %)

  3 or more drugs

2 (5 %)

    Fentanyl

23 (57.5 %)

    Midazolam

3 (7.5 %)

Intubation

26 (65 %)

RASS

 

≧1

0 (0 %)

0

16 (40 %)

-1

5 (12.5 %)

-2

6 (15.0 %)

-3

6 (15.0 %)

-4

4 (10.0 %)

-5

3 (7.5 %)

  1. Values are mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) or number (%).
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Journal of Intensive Care

ISSN: 2052-0492