Routine peri-operative cessation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists has unintended consequences

These include:
• risk of further delays to surgery due to deranged pre-operative glucose
• harm from peri-operative hyperglycaemia

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https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/anae.16509