Stabilizes blood sugar fewer spikes & crashes
With a growing number of patients using these medications for diabetes or to meet certain optimization goals before undergoing hip and knee reconstructive surgery, our aim was to establish evidence-based guidelines on when to discontinue these to enhance patient safety and surgical success. The study, Optimal Timing for Cessation of GLP-1 Agonist Before Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, obtained data from the TriNetX Research Network, a multi-institutional national aggregated database, to identify patients who underwent TKA or THA from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2023
The defense will be able to present opposing evidence in a non-adversarial format
Studies have shown fewer heart attacks and strokes in patients using GLP-1 receptor agonists
While concerns have been raised at the sheer cost of medicating obesity to the healthcare system the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK currently only covers Wegovy for a two-year period the coming wave of lower-cost generic alternatives could make this more viable
Given the extensive usage of this drug, a multitude of Ozempic gastrointestinal lawsuits are likely to follow suit