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Table 1 Demographic data of all patients

From: Monitoring sedation for bronchoscopy in mechanically ventilated patients by using the Ramsay sedation scale versus auditory-evoked potentials

Characteristics

AEP monitor group (n = 19)

RSS monitor group (n = 18)

P

Admission diagnosis

   

Pneumonia

10

11

 

Sepsis

3

2

 

Malignancy

2

2

 

Stroke

2

0

 

Burn

0

1

 

Others

2

2

 

Reasons for bronchoscopy

   

Pneumonia

13

12

 

Lung cancer

4

3

 

Hemoptysis

1

1

 

Sputum impaction

1

0

 

Foreign body aspiration

0

1

 

Burn

0

1

 

Age (yr)

68.6 ± 14.1

68.8 ± 16.2

0.968

Body weight (kg)

63.4 ± 8.4

58.5 ± 11.2

0.148

Gender (F/M) (%)

5/14 (26.3)

4/14 (28.6)

0.759

APACHE II score

23 [20-27]

22 [20-25]

0.700

ICU day when bronchoscopy was performed

5 [2.5-9.5]

4.5 [2-7]

0.399

PaO2/FiO2 before bronchoscopy

204.9 ± 32.8

212.9 ± 32.9

0.464

Heart rate (beats/min)

96 ± 24

94 ± 17

0.728

MAP (mmHg)

87 ± 18

88 ± 11

0.859

AAI

55 [49-60]

53 [46-60]

0.382

RSS

3 [2.5-4]

3 [2.25-4]

0.930

Propofol dosage before bronchoscopy (μgkg-1min-1)

16.8 [11.4-32.5]

17.6 [10.2-21.2]

0.617

  1. Data are presented as the number (n), mean ± standard deviation, or median [interquartile range]. AAI: Alaris AEP index; AEP: auditory evoked potentials; APACHE: acute physiologic and chronic health evaluation; FiO 2 : fraction of inspired oxygen; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PaO 2 : partial pressure of arterial oxygen; RSS: Ramsay sedation scale.