AA: Pulmonary aspiration, regurgitation under anesthesia more likely with GLP-1 RAs
Medical Xpress, carrying a HealthDay report, covers a UK national prospective observational cohort study in Anaesthesia of 47,039 adults at 119 sites undergoing anesthesia. Of these, 2.9% reported taking GLP-1 receptor agonists. Pulmonary aspiration and/or regurgitation occurred in 1.41% of that group versus 0.12% of others (odds ratio, 11.39), most often during emergence from anesthesia. Perioperative management varied, and the authors call for further prospective studies.
Why it matters: Relevant to adults using GLP-1 medicines who are considering surgery, and to the anesthesiologists, surgeons and referring clinicians involved in their perioperative care.
A summary of another publisher's reporting, written with AI and checked automatically against the story. The reporting belongs to medicalxpress.com. October 4, 2026.