Patients who had used a semaglutide were categorized into cohorts based on when they discontinued the semaglutide before surgery: 30 days prior to surgery , n=482 patients 14 days prior to surgery, n=591 patients 7 days prior to surgery, n=680 patients 5 days prior to surgery, n=758 patients 3 days prior to surgery, n=777 patients 1 day prior to surgery, n=706 patients Did not stop a semaglutide prior to surgery, n=170 patients These patients were compared to a control group of 206,005 patients with no history of semaglutide use
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doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.159
In addition to its effects on blood sugar and insulin, studies have shown that Semaglutide provided considerable weight loss (around 15% over 68 weeks)
Most patients tolerate treatment very well
