Review Article

Sedation in Traumatic Brain Injury

Table 9


Induction agents
 (i) Haemodynamically unstableKetamine (2 mg/kg) OR Midazolam (0.1 mg/kg) and fentanyl (1–3 mcg/kg)
 (ii) Haemodynamically stableThiopentone (1–3 mg/kg OR propofol (0.5–2.5 mg/kg), with fentanyl (1–3 mcg/kg)

Maintenance agentsPropofol (1.5–4.5 mg/kg/h) and fentanyl (0.5–2 mcg/kg/h)