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Table 3 Signal strength of shared adverse events at the PT level for Furosemide, torsemide, and bumetanide

From: A disproportionality analysis of adverse events associated with loop diuretics in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)

Preferred Term (PT)

Furosemide

Torsemide

Bumetanide

N

ROR (95CI lower limit)

N

ROR (95CI lower limit)

N

ROR (95CI lower limit)

Metabolic alkalosis

250

152.39(132.87)

12

50.85(28.79)

3

50.02(16.1)

Hypovolaemia

228

31.23(27.35)

23

25.48(16.91)

11

48.49(26.8)

Hypokalaemia

1646

29.89(28.44)

143

20.92(17.73)

25

14.38(9.69)

Hyponatraemia

1655

23.92(22.77)

133

15.58(13.13)

14

6.43(3.8)

Hyperkalaemia

962

22.56(21.15)

78

14.9(11.92)

18

13.59(8.55)

Acute kidney injury

3448

19.53(18.86)

200

9.08(7.89)

66

11.85(9.27)

Orthostatic hypotension

398

17.99(16.29)

18

6.66(4.2)

10

14.7(7.9)

Pemphigoid

142

16.82(14.24)

15

14.63(8.81)

3

11.5(3.71)

Hypomagnesaemia

252

14.9(13.15)

12

5.84(3.32)

11

21.27(11.76)

Polyuria

127

12.16(10.2)

14

11.11(6.57)

16

50.76(31.02)

Electrolyte imbalance

145

10.3(8.74)

65

38.77(30.35)

5

11.68(4.86)

Blood urea increased

191

8.48(7.35)

12

4.43(2.51)

13

19.18(11.12)

Hypocalcaemia

193

8.15(7.07)

18

6.33(3.98)

6

8.35(3.75)

Cardiac failure acute

63

7.69(6)

8

8.15(4.07)

5

20.13(8.37)

Dehydration

1216

7.17(6.78)

230

11.44(10.03)

39

7.62(0.55)

Brain natriuretic peptide increased

28

7.12(4.9)

4

8.49(3.18)

3

25.29(8.15)

Syncope

824

6.43(6)

104

6.78(5.59)

24

6.2(4.15)

Hypotension

1550

6.15(5.85)

153

5.05(4.3)

42

5.5(4.05)

Cardiac failure

614

6(5.54)

83

6.79(5.47)

17

5.5(3.41)

Bradycardia

383

5.52(4.99)

60

7.24(5.62)

10

4.77(2.56)

Blood creatinine increased

434

5.1(4.64)

40

3.92(2.88)

25

9.8(6.6)

Renal impairment

489

4.69(4.29)

116

9.37(7.8)

21

6.68(4.35)

Glomerular filtration rate decreased

63

4.4(3.43)

7

4.09(1.95)

3

6.94(2.23)

Rash maculo-papular

114

4.12(3.42)

12

3.63(2.06)

5

5.99(2.49)

Fluid retention

247

3.75(3.31)

24

3.05(2.05)

20

10.15(6.54)

Oedema peripheral

552

3.41(3.14)

127

6.63(5.56)

20

4.18(2.69)

Pancreatitis acute

86

3.08(2.49)

15

4.51(2.72)

6

7.21(3.24)

Right ventricular failure

29

3.03(2.1)

5

4.38(1.82)

4

13.9(5.21)