Europeans maybe. They are skinny and for breakfast have a half of a Weetabix and a sip of espresso out of a thimble-cup.
It takes about three Europeans, weight wise, to equal one American.
The American patient will have six Egg McMuffins on the way to the cath lab, finishing the last on the elevator on the way up.
The American will have gastric stasis from Type 2 DM. And will have taken his Wegovy or Mounjaro the day before.
The population size is not enough to show the uncommon though devastating outcome of aspiration.
Patients should still fast. It is way safer.
Don't know why researchers do studies like like this. Patients complain about fasting but it pays off during or after when nausea is as common as 30 percent.
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