In a nondiabetic, nonobese patient taking semaglutide for weight loss, a large volume of gastric contents was regurgitated at induction of general anesthesia despite a long fasting period.
In plain wordsIn one patient taking semaglutide for weight loss, a large volume of stomach contents came back up at anesthesia induction despite long fasting.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- IncreaseRegurgitation of gastric contents at induction of anesthesia
- Study
n = 1
- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal adverse events · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
We describe an unexpected case of regurgitation of a large volume of gastric contents upon induction of general anesthesia in a nondiabetic, nonobese patient despite a long preoperative fasting period (20 hr for solids and eight hours for clear fluids).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
This patient had no traditional risk factors for regurgitation or aspiration but was taking the GLP-1 RA semaglutide for weight loss and had last taken the medication two days before their scheduled procedure.