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Do People With Diabetes Need to Fast Longer Before Surgery?

New data find gastric contents after fasting aren't higher than nondiabetics, but an expert endocrinologist disputes that conclusion and GLP-1 agonists further complicate the picture. ....

Mayo-clinic-in-rochester , Minnesota , United-states , Toronto , Ontario , Canada , Australia , Adelaide , South-australia , Marka-warner , Anahi-perlas , Michael-horowitz

Study Sounds Alert About GLP-1 RA Use and Aspiration Risk

Patients on a weekly GLP-1 RA had a higher prevalence of increased residual gastric content before surgery, a major risk factor for aspiration under anesthesia, a small study found. ....

Houston , Texas , United-states , Sudipta-sen , Department-of-anesthesiology , Mcgovern-medical-school , University-of-texas-health-center-at-houston , Critical-care , Pain-medicine , Texas-health-center , Diabetes-mellitus-type-2 , Iabetes-mellitus-type-ii

Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Is It Being Oversold?

Despite growing enthusiasm for this minimally invasive option for some men with prostate cancer, focal therapy is still not FDA-approved for prostate cancer and comes with high out-of-pocket costs. ....

Maryland , United-states , Baltimore , Florida , University-of-chicago , Illinois , The-cleveland-clinic , Ohio , Leesburg , Chicago , Norway , Cleveland