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Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Midazolam versus propofol for long-term sedation in the ICU: a randomized prospective comparison.
Intensive Care Medicine 1997 December
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy, safety, and cost of midazolam and propofol in prolonged sedation of critically ill patients.
DESIGN: Randomized, prospective study.
SETTING: General intensive care unit (ICU) in a 1100-bed teaching hospital.
PATIENTS: 67 critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients.
INTERVENTIONS: Patients were invasively monitored and mechanically ventilated. A loading dose [midazolam 0.11 +/- 0.02 (SEM) mg.kg-1, propofol 1.3 +/- 0.2 mg.kg-1] was administered, followed by continuous infusion, titrated to achieve a predetermined sedation score. Sedation was continued as long as clinically indicated.
MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Mean duration of sedation was 141 and 99 h (NS) for midazolam and propofol, respectively, at mean hourly doses of 0.070 +/- 0.003 mg.kg-1 midazolam and 1.80 +/- 0.08 mg.kg-1 propofol. Overall, 68% of propofol patients versus 31% of midazolam (p < 0.001) patients had a > 20% decrease in systolic blood pressure after the loading dose, and 26 versus 45% (p < 0.01) showed a 25% decrease in spontaneous minute volume. Propofol required more daily dose adjustments (2.1 +/- 0.1 vs 1.4 +/- 0.1, p < 0.001). Nurse-rated quality of sedation with midazolam was higher (8.2 +/- 0.1 vs 7.3 +/- 0.1 on a 10-cm visual analog scale, p < 0.001). Resumption of spontaneous respiration was equally rapid. Recovery was faster after propofol (p < 0.02), albeit with a higher degree of agitation. Amnesia was evident in all midazolam patients but in only a third of propofol patients. The cost of propofol was 4-5 times higher.
CONCLUSIONS: Both drugs afforded reliable, safe, and controllable long-term sedation in ICU patients and rapid weaning from mechanical ventilation. Midazolam depressed respiration, allowed better maintenance of sedation, and yielded complete amnesia at a lower cost, while propofol caused more cardiovascular depression during induction.
DESIGN: Randomized, prospective study.
SETTING: General intensive care unit (ICU) in a 1100-bed teaching hospital.
PATIENTS: 67 critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients.
INTERVENTIONS: Patients were invasively monitored and mechanically ventilated. A loading dose [midazolam 0.11 +/- 0.02 (SEM) mg.kg-1, propofol 1.3 +/- 0.2 mg.kg-1] was administered, followed by continuous infusion, titrated to achieve a predetermined sedation score. Sedation was continued as long as clinically indicated.
MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Mean duration of sedation was 141 and 99 h (NS) for midazolam and propofol, respectively, at mean hourly doses of 0.070 +/- 0.003 mg.kg-1 midazolam and 1.80 +/- 0.08 mg.kg-1 propofol. Overall, 68% of propofol patients versus 31% of midazolam (p < 0.001) patients had a > 20% decrease in systolic blood pressure after the loading dose, and 26 versus 45% (p < 0.01) showed a 25% decrease in spontaneous minute volume. Propofol required more daily dose adjustments (2.1 +/- 0.1 vs 1.4 +/- 0.1, p < 0.001). Nurse-rated quality of sedation with midazolam was higher (8.2 +/- 0.1 vs 7.3 +/- 0.1 on a 10-cm visual analog scale, p < 0.001). Resumption of spontaneous respiration was equally rapid. Recovery was faster after propofol (p < 0.02), albeit with a higher degree of agitation. Amnesia was evident in all midazolam patients but in only a third of propofol patients. The cost of propofol was 4-5 times higher.
CONCLUSIONS: Both drugs afforded reliable, safe, and controllable long-term sedation in ICU patients and rapid weaning from mechanical ventilation. Midazolam depressed respiration, allowed better maintenance of sedation, and yielded complete amnesia at a lower cost, while propofol caused more cardiovascular depression during induction.
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