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SmartTots – Perspectives from the Front Lines
Millions of children undergo surgery annually. Recent studies suggest there may be reason for concern. This video, featuring Dr. Dean Andropoulos, Dr. Peter Davis, and Dr. Caleb Ing, provides a summary as to why research is needed and the type that is needed.
SmartTots to Help Make Anesthetics and Sedatives Safer for Children
Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration, and Dr. Michael Roizen, of the International Anesthesia Research Society, unveil a new partnership that aims to make anesthesia safer for children.
Pediatric Anesthesia Questions and Myths-Mayo Clinic
Dr. Randall Flick at Mayo Clinic “debunks myths” and answers common questions raised by parents in regard to anesthesia.
Paediatric anaesthesia, surgery and long term cognitive outcome. Neurotoxicity and neuroprotection: two faces of the same coin?
UPCOMING EVENT Saturday 23 September 2017 Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Charles West Board Room, Paul O’Gorman Building, Great Ormond Street Hospital, DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM...
The 2nd International Conference on Paediatric Anaesthesia and Neurotoxicity – From GAS to Future Collaborative Trials
Report from: The 2nd International Conference on Paediatric Anaesthesia and Neurotoxicity – From GAS to Future Collaborative Trials Genoa, Italy 13-14th of May 2017 The impact of anesthesia on the developing brain is still a matter of intense debate within the...
General Anesthesia and Young Brain: What is New?
Abstract Considering that growing population of very young children is exposed to general anesthesia every year, it is of utmost importance to understand how and whether such practice may affect the development and growth of their very immature and vulnerable brains....
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates undergoing surgery under general anesthesia for malrotation of intestines
Abstract BACKGROUND: It is difficult to differentiate between the potential adverse effects of general anesthesia (GA) on the developing brain and the role of associated co-morbidities and syndromes that can adversely affect neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonates...
Neuroprotection and neurotoxicity in the developing brain: an update on the effects of dexmedetomidine and xenon
Abstract Growing and consistent preclinical evidence, combined with early clinical epidemiological observations, suggest potentially neurotoxic effects of commonly used anesthetic agents in the developing brain. This has prompted the FDA to issue a safety warning for...
Neuroprotection by plumbagin involves BDNF-TrkB-PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2/JNK pathways in isoflurane-induced neonatal rats
Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to assess the effects of plumbagin on isoflurane-induced neurotoxicity. METHODS: Neonatal Sprague Dawley rat pups were treated with plumbagin (50, 100 or 150 mg/kg body weight, orally) from postnatal day 2. The pups...