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| | Pandharipande et al. (2007) [13] | Shehabi et al. (2009) [14] | Maldonado et al. (2009) [15] |
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| ICU type | Medical/surgical | Cardiothoracic | Cardiothoracic |
| Subjects | | | |
| Number | 103 | 299 | 90 |
| Age (median, IQR) | Dexmedetomidine: 60 (49–65)
Lorazepam: 59 (45–67) | Dexmedetomidine: 71.5 (66–76)
Morphine: 71 (65–75) | Dexmedetomidine: 55 (16)
Propofol: 58 (18)
Midazolam: 60 (16) |
| Male gender (%) | 51.5 | 75.3 | 63.6 |
| Intervention (median, IQR) | Dexmedetomidine: 0.74 mcg/kg/h (0.39–1.04)
Lorazepam: 3 mg/h (2.2–6) | Dexmedetomidine: 0.48 mcg/kg/h (0.23–0.76)
Morphine: 49 mcg/kg/h (20–81) | Dexmedetomidine: 0.35 mcg/kg/h
Propofol: 26.3 mcg/kg/h
Midazolam: 1.5 mg/h |
| Primary outcome | Composite of delirium-free and coma-free days | Delirium incidence within 5 days of surgery | Incidence of post-operative delirium |
| Randomization | Computer generated, permuted blocks | Computer-generated blocks of 10 | Random drawing the evening before surgery, blocked |
| Concealment | Known only to study pharmacist | Known only to study pharmacist | Open-label |
| Blinding | Solutions identical in color (clear) | Solutions identical in color (clear) | Unblinded |
| Jadad Score | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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