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difference in days on the infusion in the cardiac unit was statistically higher compared to the medical unit by 2.64 days (95% [CI] 0.25-5.04, p=0.031) and surgical unit by 3.64 days (95% [CI] 1.15-6.13, p=0.005) in phase 1. However, no statistically significant differences were found when comparing all units during the second phase. Conclusions: A pharmacist designed and implemented education program to the intensive care nursing staff may have impacted the length of overall infusion length in all of the ICU units. A longer time interval between the nursing education and chart review of the second set of patients may have shown a greater impact. A follow up review may be warranted to monitor the impact of the critical care pharmacists on sedation practices in the intensive care unit.