Pulse Oximetry Desaturation in the Postoperative Recovery Room in Patients with Obesity and Diabetes Using GLP-1 Agonists: A Retrospective Observational Study
It may be prudent to protect the airway with endotracheal intubation for patients with morbid obesity and diabetes using GLP-1, especially in the lithotomy position.
Authors
- Giustino Varrassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3822-2923)
- Charles P Daniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-8406)
- Kimberly L. Skidmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0241-9971)
- Sahar Shekoohi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4545-4523)
- Veronica Segredo
- Van Smith
- Hong Trung Le
- Jolie Boullion
- Alan D Kaye
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.87774
- Primary Topic
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00