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Air embolism: Which Medications Cause It? (300 Reports Across 19 Drugs)

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Air embolism has been reported as an adverse event with 19 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 300 total reports. 55 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Air embolism are SODIUM, CARBON DIOXIDE, and IOHEXOL.

300
Total Reports
19
Drugs Involved
55
Deaths
104
Hospitalizations
55.7 yrs
Average Patient Age
60.2% / 39.8%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Air embolism Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SODIUM 41 0.2% 6 13 4
CARBON DIOXIDE 40 37.4% 8 5 14
IOHEXOL 16 0.3% 1 2 4
IOVERSOL 14 0.9% 0 2 2
OXYGEN 12 0.6% 8 6 6
ADALIMUMAB 11 0.0% 0 10 3
TREPROSTINIL 9 0.0% 2 6 1
HEPARIN 8 0.0% 0 3 2
IOPROMIDE 7 0.2% 0 1 0
ALPHA.1-PROTEINASE INHIBITOR HUMAN 6 0.1% 0 0 0
ALPRAZOLAM 6 0.0% 0 6 6
DEXAMETHASONE 6 0.0% 0 5 3
FENTANYL 6 0.0% 1 1 0
LIDOCAINE 6 0.0% 1 2 0
PIROXICAM 6 0.4% 0 6 6
PROPOFOL 6 0.0% 2 2 0
TRAMADOL 6 0.0% 0 6 6
FIBRINOGEN HUMAN\THROMBIN HUMAN 5 0.5% 1 0 1
METHOTREXATE 5 0.0% 0 0 4

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Air embolism

41 reports
40 reports
16 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)