Doctors warn of a NEW fatal complication from Ozempic and Wegovy that may cause food to be sucked into lungs and choke patients to death

Daily Mail ^ | 3/27/24 | Emily Joshu

[Libloather]

Surgery patients on blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could be at risk of choking to death, a study warns.

Researchers in California looked at nearly 1 million Americans who had an endoscopy, which examines the upper digestive tract.

They found that patients who underwent the procedure - which involves inserting a tube with a camera on the end down the throat while the patient is sedated- were 33 percent more likely to suffer aspiration pneumonia.

This causes food, liquids, or saliva to get sucked into the airway, which could lead to choking and kills nearly 60,000 Americans a year.

Dr Ali Rezaie, study author and medical director of the GI Motility Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said: 'Aspiration during or after endoscopy can be devastating.'

'If significant, it can lead to respiratory failure, ICU admission and even death. Even mild cases may require close monitoring, respiratory support and medications including antibiotics.'

'It is important we take all possible precautions to prevent aspiration from occurring.'

Ozempic and Wegovy are brand names for the medication semaglutide, which suppresses appetite and triggers weight loss.

The drug binds to the GLP-1 receptor, a protein that triggers hormones in the brain that keep the stomach full and tell the body to stop eating and avoid cravings.

Wegovy is approved by the FDA for type 2 diabetes, obesity, and most recently heart disease.

Ozempic is FDA approved for patients with type 2 diabetes, though off-label use for weight loss has become increasingly common.

The researchers analyzed data from nearly 1 million anonymous patients who had endoscopies between January 2018 and December 2020.

[stylin19a]

the word “almost” always gets me...almost 60k deaths ? scratchim my head ? I’m sure i’m missing something...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/527321/deaths-due-to-choking-in-the-us/

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+many+people+choke+to+death+yearly&t=vivaldi&ia=web

[stylin19a]

this one says...what ? 58K ? or 17K..still scratchin my head.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35099619/

We identified a total of 1,112,944 deaths related to aspiration pneumonia from 1999 to 2017 or an average of 58,576 per year (age-adjusted mortality rate, 21.85 per 100,000 population; 95% confidence interval (CI) 21.78-21.92).
Aspiration pneumonia was reported as the underlying cause of death in 334,712 deaths or an average of 17,616 deaths per year (30.1% of the total aspiration pneumonia-associated deaths)

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