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Table 2 Outcomes

From: Impact of oversedation prevention in ventilated critically ill patients: a randomized trial—the AWARE study

 

Control (n = 590)

Oversedation prevention (n = 584)

P value

Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)

28-day mortality

198 (33.6)

177 (30.4)

0.24a

 

90-day mortality

261 (44.2)

230 (39.4)

0.09a

 

1-year mortality

296 (60.0)

267 (56.5)

0.26a

 

Mechanical ventilation-free days at day 28 (days), median (Q1–Q3)

14 (0–24)

16 (0-24)

0.36b

 

Ventilator-associated pneumonia, n

92

94

0.79c

1.04 (0.78; 1.38)

Mechanical ventilation ≥ 48 h, n (%)

425 (72.0)

418 (71.6)

0.86a

 

Non-invasive ventilation after extubation, n (%)

152 (25.8)

177 (30.3)

0.08a

 

Duration of non-invasive ventilation after extubation (days), median (Q1–Q3)

2 (1–4)

3 (2–4)

0.05b

 

Tracheostomy, n

26

24

0.81c

0.93 (0.54; 1.62)

Delirium, n

232

230

0.99c

1.00 (0.84; 1.19)

Proximal weakness after awakening, n

193

208

0.26c

1.11 (0.92; 1.35)

Patients with intravenous midazolam, n (%)

464 (78.6)

419 (71.8)

0.01a

 

Cumulative dosage of midazolam (mg), median (Q1–Q3)

263 (120–660)

218 (72–696)

0.03b

 

Patients with intravenous propofol, n (%)

232 (39.3)

214 (36.6)

0.34a

 

Cumulative dosage of propofol (mg), median (Q1–Q3)

2785 (645–7140)

1443 (120–4800)

< 0.001b

 

Patients with intravenous morphinics, n (%)

501 (84.9)

482 (82.5)

0.31a

 

Patients with IV sufentanil, n (%)

263 (44.6)

241 (41.3)

0.28a

 

Cumulative dosage of sufentanil (µg), median (Q1–Q3)

930 (472–2592)

870 (280-2160)

0.04b

 

Patients with IV fentanyl, n (%)

204 (34.6)

206 (35.3)

0.8a

 

Cumulative dosage of fentanyl (µg), median (Q1–Q3)

4985 (2400–15,445)

4656 (1340–16,200)

0.29b

 

Patients with IV morphine, n (%)

73 (12.4)

91 (15.6)

0.1a

 

Cumulative dosage of morphine (mg), median (Q1–Q3)

17.5 (7–55)

20 (6–43)

0.69b

 

Patients with IV remifentanil, n (%)

49 (8.3)

45 (7.7)

0.7a

 

Cumulative dosage of remifentanil (µg), median (Q1–Q3)

14,400 (6000–28,800)

7200 (3000-19,200)

0.05b

 

Self-extubation, n

48

70

0.03c

1.50 (1.04; 2.16)

Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, n

18

21

0.61c

1.18 (0.63; 2.11)

Acute coronary syndrome or myocardial infarction, n

7

8

0.77c

1.16 (0.42; 3.18)

Cardiac arrest, n

20

13

0.22c

0.65 (0.33; 1.31)

  1. For comparison of time dependent events analyzed using competing risks models to take into account competing risks as death or extubation (e.g. ventilator associated pneumonia), no percentages are provided
  2. For comparison of variables in post-randomization sub-group (e.g. ICU length of stay in survivors), no P values are provided
  3. CI, confidence interval; Q1–Q3, 1st and 3rd quartiles; MV, mechanical ventilation; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; NIV, non-invasive ventilation; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay
  4. aVariables compared using the chi-square test
  5. bVariables compared using the Wilcoxon test
  6. cVariables analyzed using competing risks models to take into account competing risks (as death, extubation, ICU discharge, …). For each of these outcomes, Gray test P value and hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) from competing risks models were presented