Sedatives used by UK neonatal units before intubation/reintubation
| Routine (n = 160), n (%) | Transfer (n = 38), n (%) | Total (n = 198), n (%) | |
| Morphine alone | 24 (15) | 3 (8) | 27 (14) |
| Morphine+other | 100 (63) | 31 (82) | 131 (66) |
| Morphine total | 124 (78) | 34 (90) | 158 (80) |
| Fentanyl+other | 33 (21) | 5 (13) | 38 (19) |
| Diamorphine alone | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Midazolam+morphine | 4 (3) | 1 | 5 (2) |
| Midazolam+morphine+other | 12 (8) | 5 (13) | 17 (9) |
| Midazolam total | 16 (10) | 6 (16) | 22 (11) |
| Alfentanil+other | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) |
| Diazepam+morphine | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diazepam+morphine+other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The sum of percentages within each column exceeds 100% because some units coadministered morphine and midazolam, and morphine and diazepam, while other units interchangeably used either morphine or fentanyl. “Other” refers to paralytic drugs, atropine and/or additional sedatives.