Medications and dosages used
| Medication, unit | No. (%) of patients | Median dosage (Q1, Q3, max) | Dosage range; no. (%) of patients n = 3557 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Standard | Low | Missing | None | |||
| Sedative | 3255 (91.5) | ||||||
| Midazolam, milligrams | 3251 (91.4) | 10 (10, 20, 70) | > 19 816 (22.9) | 10–19 2247 (63.2) | 1–9 188 (5.3) | – 0 (0.0) | 0 306 (8.6) |
| Metoclopramide, 10 mg | 4 (0.1) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Analgesic | 2928 (82.3) | ||||||
| Lidocaine, milligrams | 2906 (81.7) | 40 (40, 60, 1000) | > 60 341 (9.6) | 40–60 2477 (69.6) | 1–39 88 (2.5) | – 0 (0.0) | 0 651 (18.3) |
| Magnesium sulfate, milligrams | 1 (0.0) | 5000 | – | – | – | – | |
| Opioids (various) | 21 (0.6) | – | – | – | – | ||
| Anesthetic | 3527 (99.2) | ||||||
| Propofol, milligrams | 3523 (99.0) | 1000 (1000, 1000, 3000) | > 1000 96 (2.7) | 1000 2999 (84.3) | 1–999 409 (11.5) | – 19 (0.5) | 0 34 (1.0) |
| Phenobarbital, milligrams | 4 (0.1) | 3000 (3000, 3000, 3000) | – | – | – | – | |
| Paralytic | 3486 (98.0) | ||||||
| Rocuronium, milligrams | 3295 (92.6) | 200 (200, 200, 400) | > 200 23 (0.6) | 150–200 2832 (79.6) | 1–149 373 (10.5) | – 67 (1.9) | 0 262 (7.4) |
| Cisatracurium, milligrams | 325 (9.1) | 40 (30, 40, 80) | > 40 4 (0.1) | 30–40 252 (7.1) | 1–29 2 (0.1) | – 67 (1.9) | 0 3232 (90.9) |
| Cardiotoxic medication | 863 (24.3) | ||||||
| Bupivacaine, milligrams | 722 (20.3) | 400 (400, 400, 2000) | > 400 18 (0.5) | 400 582 (16.4) | 1–399 122 (3.4) | – 0 (0.0) | 0 2835 (79.7) |
| Potassium chloride, milliequivalents | 141 (4.0) | 80 (80, 80, 1000) | > 80 7 (0.2) | 80 129 (3.6) | 1–79 5 (0.1) | – 0 (0.0) | 0 3416 (96.0) |
Note: max = maximum, Q = quartile.