About this trial
This retrospective study aims to investigate the effects of norepinephrine compared to ephedrine, administered on the day of surgery, on the incidence of postoperative delirium.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
underwent surgery (CPT code 1003143)
administered ephedrine on the day of surgery
Disqualifiers
received both vasopressors (ephedrine and norepinephrine) on the day of surgery.
patients who underwent neurology and neuromuscular surgery, cardiac surgery, and cardiac procedures
patients who were administered epinephrine or dopamine on the day of surgery
patients who were administered ephedrine or norepinephrine at any time within the 7 days following the day of surgery
Trial population
Patients within the TriNetX database.
Trial design
Cohort
Retrospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Ephedrine
DrugReceived ephedrine the same day of surgery.
Norepinephrine
DrugReceived norepinephrine the same day of surgery.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Postoperative delirium
The outcome of postoperative delirium will be observed using the ICD-10 codes F05, R40, and R41 for delirium, somnolence, and disorientation, respectively.
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