by SmartTots | Apr 18, 2018 | Press Releases
Study of children undergoing anesthesia before age 3 supports earlier findings of no significant negative impact on intelligence, but multiple exposures may be associated with behavioral or learning problems; more research needed. San Francisco – April 18, 2018 - A...
by SmartTots | Nov 21, 2016 | Press Releases
Abstract Neurotoxicity related to early exposure to various insults, both anesthesia-related and nonanesthesia-related, is a topic of ongoing and increasing interest. To better understand the process by which this might occur, the fifth PANDA Symposium convened a...
by SmartTots | Sep 7, 2016 | Press Releases
Abstract Background Single-episode anesthetic exposure is the most prevalent surgery-related incidence among young children in the United States. Although numerous studies have used animals to model the effects of neonatal anesthetics on behavioral changes later on in...
by SmartTots | Jun 19, 2016 | Press Releases
Single exposure appears to cause no cognitive harm in healthy children, but continued research needed in other scenarios San Francisco, CA (June 17, 2016) A recent study concluded that very young, healthy children undergoing short surgical procedures requiring a...
by SmartTots | Nov 10, 2015 | Press Releases
For immediate release Contact: Amy Weitz, 510-206-1855, [email protected] SmartTots Urges Continued Research on Possible Effects of Anesthesia on Young Children; Issues Supplement to Recent Consensus Statement Supplement...
by SmartTots | Oct 13, 2015 | Press Releases
SmartTots Releases Updated Consensus Statement Regarding Anesthesia Safety in Young Children Health experts say growing evidence points to need for more research; urge caution but not alarm San Francisco, CA (October 13, 2015) SmartTots today released an updated...
