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Induction of anaesthesia: Which Medications Are Safest? (182 Drugs Compared)

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182 medications are used for Induction of anaesthesia, with 3,784 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Induction of anaesthesia are PROPOFOL and ROCURONIUM.

3,784
Total Reports
182
Drugs Used

All Medications for Induction of anaesthesia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
PROPOFOL Propofol 2,072 1,970 6,577 12.3%
ROCURONIUM ROCURONIUM BROMIDE 955 424 1,982 6.5%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 904 42,491 15,153 45.0%
SUFENTANIL Sufentanil Citrate 580 382 1,651 8.8%
SEVOFLURANE Sojourn 454 272 1,413 6.3%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 366 1,738 5,570 7.6%
KETAMINE KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 345 1,009 3,362 12.6%
REMIFENTANIL Remifentanil Hydrochloride 331 210 995 7.7%
SUCCINYLCHOLINE Succinylcholine Chloride 322 216 714 9.2%
MIDAZOLAM Midazolam 295 1,808 4,691 16.2%
ATRACURIUM Atracurium Besylate 211 174 616 9.6%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 180 22,319 51,311 17.8%
CISATRACURIUM cisatracurium besylate 179 224 610 13.0%
THIOPENTAL - 163 211 428 20.1%
ETOMIDATE ETOMIDATE injection, solution 146 80 240 10.9%
BUPIVACAINE Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 85 466 2,367 4.1%
VECURONIUM Vecuronium Bromide 77 57 176 9.1%
FENTANYL\FENTANYL - 74 1,564 1,000 41.9%
DEXMEDETOMIDINE Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 69 235 1,258 7.2%
NITROUS Nitrous Oxide 65 129 440 12.3%

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Most Reported Drugs for Induction of anaesthesia

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