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Confusion postoperative: Which Medications Cause It? (84 Reports Across 38 Drugs)

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Confusion postoperative has been reported as an adverse event with 38 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 84 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Confusion postoperative are PROPOFOL, TRAMADOL, and DEXAMETHASONE.

84
Total Reports
38
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
43
Hospitalizations
70.6 yrs
Average Patient Age
43.9% / 56.1%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Confusion postoperative Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
PROPOFOL 22 0.1% 0 10 0
TRAMADOL 15 0.0% 0 10 0
DEXAMETHASONE 12 0.0% 0 12 0
FENTANYL 12 0.0% 0 1 0
LEVOBUPIVACAINE 12 3.0% 0 0 0
POTASSIUM 12 0.1% 0 1 0
PREGABALIN 12 0.0% 0 1 0
BUPIVACAINE 11 0.1% 0 0 0
DIACETYLMORPHINE 11 0.5% 0 0 0
EPHEDRINE 11 1.0% 0 0 0
GENTAMICIN 11 0.2% 0 0 0
KETAMINE 11 0.1% 0 10 0
METARAMINOL 11 6.7% 0 0 0
OMEPRAZOLE 11 0.0% 0 0 0
SODIUM 11 0.1% 0 0 0
TEICOPLANIN 11 0.5% 0 0 0
VENLAFAXINE 11 0.0% 0 11 0
ACETAMINOPHEN 10 0.0% 0 10 0
BENSERAZIDE\LEVODOPA 10 0.5% 0 10 0
CEFAZOLIN 10 0.2% 0 10 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Confusion postoperative

22 reports
15 reports
12 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)