How to Manage Patients on GLP-1s Before Surgery?
Guidance from professional societies on how to handle the risk for pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia or deep sedation for patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) continues to evolve, as does the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) labeling for the drugs. The changes can be challenging to keep up with, and […]
How to Manage Real-World GI Complications
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are revolutionizing blood sugar control in diabetes, and their popularity as a weight loss treatment in the general population has skyrocketed in recent years. But the medications can cause a range of gastrointestinal (GI) side effects, and gastroenterologists increasingly will be called upon to manage them in their […]