PATIENT SAFETY ARTICLE
February 2024

Holding GLP-1 Agonists Prior to Elective Procedures

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Patient Safety Authority (patientsafety.pa.gov) is an independent state agency that oversees the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), the largest database of its kind in the United States.

Abstract

We have been increasingly hearing concerns from healthcare facilities about a class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1) agonists and their impact on patients receiving anesthesia for procedures.​