May 2010;48(5):1178-1184
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Approximately 40.3% have obesity, defined as a BMI of 30.0 or higher, and nearly 9.7% are considered severely obese, with a BMI of 40.0 or greater
Mounjaro is a medication approved for adults with type 2 diabetes and should be used with diet and exercise
However, these agents increase risk of intra-operative pulmonary aspiration according to a case report secondary to delayed emptying and presence of gastric residues despite fasting (108, 108) To prevent these events, the recent recommendations from the American Society of Anesthesiology guidelines suggest discontinuing GLP-1 receptor agonists 1 day prior in patients on daily dosing and 1 week prior in patients on weekly injection dosing (108)
Does the dose amount change how often I take the medication