ASPIRATION of gastric contents into the respiratory tract by the unconscious patient is a serious, and sometimes a fatal, hazard. In a series of 44,016 pregnancies studied at the New York Lying-in ...

ALTHOUGH expected to be increasingly rare, death and a considerable morbidity still follow the aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs in the anesthetic period. The exact rate of occurrence ...

Encountering retained gastric contents during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is more common in patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) but rarely leads to procedure ...

Since the modern practice of anesthesia has evolved, providers have been concerned about pulmonary aspiration -- when gastric contents enter the lung, resulting in severe complications including ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Younger age, tirzepatide and oral semaglutide were associated with a higher risk for retained gastric contents.

Share on Pinterest GLP-1 agonist drugs for weight management could lead to aspiration pneumonia after endoscopy, a recent study found. Image credit: UCG/Getty Images. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have ...