Health Trials

Postoperative Delirium After Intraoperative Ephedrine Versus Norepinephrine

ConditionsEphedrineNorepinephrinePostoperative Delirium (POD)
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorRiverside University Health System Medical Center

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

Qualifiers

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 design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ephedrine
  • Norepinephrine

Treatment groups

10,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Riverside University Health System Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov