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GLP-1 drugs linked to 11-fold higher regurgitation rate under anesthesia
New research presented at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Meeting in Liverpool, UK (Sept. 16–18), and published in the journal Anaesthesia , shows that among patients undergoing surgical procedures under the care of an…
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New research presented at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Meeting in Liverpool, UK (Sept. 16–18), and published in the journal Anaesthesia , shows that among patients undergoing surgical procedures under the care of an anesthetist, the rate of a complication known as regurgitation is 11 times higher among patients taking the new class of diabetes and obesity medications glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) than among patients not taking those drugs—although the absolute risk of this complication remains small. The study is led by Dr.
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