Vasopressor Selection and Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults: A Propensity-Matched Database Analysis

Tiffany Dong, William Mao, Christopher Baker, Blake Han, Leonard J. Soloniuk, Gary Stier, Daniel A Novak, Ioana Pasca, Jiapeng Huang, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Riverside University Health System, Moreno Valley, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riverside University Health System, Moreno Valley, Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Riverside, Department of Social Medicine, and Public Health, University of California Riverside, Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Published online on June 26, 2026

Abstract

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Ahead of Print.
ObjectivesVasopressor choice potentially contributes to postoperative delirium due to differences in end-organ perfusion. This study seeks to determine the rates of postoperative delirium after perioperative phenylephrine, ephedrine, or norepinephrine ...