Clinical Study

Adherence to All Steps of a Pain Management Protocol in Intensive Care Patients after Cardiac Surgery Is Hard to Achieve

Table 1

Patient characteristics.


Male, (%)92 (74%)
Age, years, median [IQR]69 [64 to 78]
BMI, kg/m2, median [IQR]27 [24 to 29]
Type of surgery, (%)
 CABG and valve surgery
55 (44%)
 Aortic surgery25 (20%)
 CABG
19 (15%)
 Valve surgery
25 (20%)
LOS ICU, hours, median [IQR]47 [26 to 74]
Duration of mechanical ventilation, hours [IQR]10 [7 to 15]

IQR = interquartile range, BMI = body mass index, CABG = coronary artery bypass graft, LOS = length of stay, and ICU = intensive care unit.