Table 3 Type of analgesia and sedation, and their mode of administration by gestational age group

N.

%

N.

%

N.

%

Use of analgesia and/or sedation

149

35.3

87

53.7

62

23.8

0.001

Mode of A/S administration

Bolus only

54

36.2

37

42.5

17

27.4

0.1671

Continuous only

34

22.8

18

20.7

16

25.8

Bolus + continous

61

40.9

32

36.8

29

46.8

Type of drugs

Fentanyl ^a

131

31.0

80

49.4

51

19.6

< .0001

Morphine ^a

11

2.6

3

1.9

8

3.1

0.5424

Midazolam^a

38

9.0

15

9.3

23

8.9

0.8854

Paracetamol

14

3.3

9

5.6

5

1.9

0.0427

Neuromuscular blocker

7

1.7

3

1.9

4

1.5

1.0000