• Eur J Anaesthesiol · Dec 2024

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in peri-operative care: Dispelling myths and unveiling insights with essential considerations for anaesthesiologists.

    • Larissa Paggers, Dieter Mesotten, and Hendrik Stragier.
    • From the Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk (LP, DM, HS), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, UHasselt, Diepenbeek (DM) and CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (HS).
    • Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2024 Dec 2.

    AbstractWith the growing use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) agonists as anti-obesity medication it is becoming increasingly important to examine its consequences in the peri-operative period. GLP-1R agonists are known for their glucose-lowering and gastroparetic effects of which the latter causes some safety concerns regarding induction of anaesthesia, more specifically the risk of pulmonary aspiration. This article gathers the available evidence on this subject in addition to the already established guidelines. Current evidence makes us assume there is indeed an increased level of gastroparesis, but there are no studies to date with evidence of a presumed elevated risk of pulmonary aspiration. Future perspectives should focus on the actual risk of pulmonary aspiration and the possible implementation of ultrasound in the preoperative assessment.Copyright © 2024 European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.

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