In adults having esophagogastroduodenoscopy under sedation, increased residual gastric content was more frequent in recent semaglutide users than in non-users.
In plain wordsIn adults having a stomach scope under sedation, recent semaglutide users more often had food or fluid left in the stomach than non-users.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- IncreaseIncreased residual gastric content (RGC) at EGD
- Study
n = 1,094
- Comparator
- Non-semaglutide group
- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal adverse events · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Measurements
- Increased RGC
- 20.33%
- semaglutide group
- Increased RGC
- 3.19%
- non-semaglutide group
Source sentences
Among the 1094 (SG = 123; NSG = 971) patients included, increased RGC was observed in 56 (5.12%), being 25 (20.33%) in the SG and 31 (3.19%) in the NSG (p < 0.001).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy under deep sedation/general anesthesia between July/2021-July/2023 were included and divided into two (SG = semaglutide, NSG = non-semaglutide) groups, according to whether they had received semaglutide within 30 days prior to the esophagogastroduodenoscopy.