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Aspiration prevention in patients with gastric distension

Percentage of patients 18 years and older with a current diagnosis of gastrointestinal obstruction, ileus, incarcerated hernia, or patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists, or patients with gastroparesis, who undergo a surgical procedure under anesthesia and…
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May 22, 2026

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Percentage of patients 18 years and older with a current diagnosis of gastrointestinal obstruction, ileus, incarcerated hernia, or patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists, or patients with gastroparesis, who undergo a surgical procedure under anesthesia and are treated preoperatively with a mitigation strategy that reduces the risk of aspiration during the surgical procedure.

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This measure is to be reported each time an adult patient with one or more of the following conditions undergoes a surgical procedure under anesthesia:

a) has gastrointestinal obstruction, ileus, or an incarcerated hernia
b) is taking a GLP-1 receptor agonists
c) has gastroparesis

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