SmartTots is a collaborative effort of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) and an international group of leading pediatric anesthesiologists who are working to make anesthesia safer for infants and children.
SmartTots coordinates and funds pediatric anesthesia research with the goal of making anesthesia and sedation safer for the developing brain in infants and children.
Scientific studies in animals reveal that certain common anesthetic and sedation drugs cause harm to the developing brain and can negatively affect behavior, learning, and memory.
