"This finding suggests that it may be beneficial to reassess the preoperative withholding guidelines for GLP-1 RAs." HealthDay News — Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) ...
Patients using GLP-1 drugs had no difference in the odds of postoperative aspiration pneumonia versus non-users. There was also no significant difference in the odds of acute respiratory failure.
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