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Pre-operative semaglutide use within 10 days of elective surgical procedures was independently associated with increased risk of residual gastric content on pre-operative gastric ultrasound assessment.

Practitioners should consider the timing of semaglutide administration in relation to elective surgeries to mitigate the risk of increased residual gastric content.

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Pre‐operative semaglutide use within 10 days of elective surgical procedures was independently associated with increased risk of residual gastric content on pre‐operative gastric ultrasound assessment.
Rafael Souza Fava Nersessian et al. · Anaesthesia · 2024

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Based on the prospective observational study design.

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Relationship between residual gastric content and peri‐operative semaglutide use assessed by gastric ultrasound: a prospective observational study

Rafael Souza Fava Nersessian et al. · Anaesthesia · 2024

DOI 10.1111/anae.16454

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