Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Increase Solid Gastric Residue Rates on Upper Endoscopy Especially in Patients With Complicated Diabetes: A Case-Control Study.

Introduction: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) prescribed for weight loss and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can delay gastric emptying, but risk factors and impact on procedure outcomes remain unclear.

Methods: We compared frequency of gastric residue on upper endoscopy in patients on a GLP-1RA and propensity score-matched controls in this retrospective case-control study of consecutive patients undergoing endoscopic procedures over a 3.5-year period.

Emergence delirium and postoperative pain in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a comparison of propofol vs sevoflurane anesthesia.

Background: Emergence delirium (ED) is a frequent postoperative complication in young children undergoing ENT procedures and it may be exacerbated by sevoflurane anesthesia whereas propofol maintenance has been suggested to decrease the incidence of ED. The aim of this randomized, prospective, double-blind study was to evaluate the effect of sevoflurane vs propofol anesthesia on the quality of recovery after adenotonsillectomy.

Methods: Forty-two patients were randomized to maintenance with either propofol or sevoflurane for adenotonsillectomy.

Alterations in subcellular expression of acid-sensing ion channels in the rat forebrain following chronic amphetamine administration.

Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are densely expressed in broad areas of mammalian brains and actively modulate synaptic transmission and a variety of neuronal activities. To explore whether ASICs are linked to addictive properties of drugs of abuse, we investigated the effect of the psychostimulant amphetamine on subcellular ASIC expression in the rat forebrain in vivo. Repeated administration of amphetamine (once daily for 7 days, 1.