by SmartTots | Apr 26, 2016 | Research Articles
Neurotoxicol Teratol. Raper J1, Bush A2, Murphy KL3, Baxter MG4, Alvarado MC5. Abstract Exposure to general anesthesia during the postnatal period is associated with death of brain cells as well as long-term impairments in cognitive and emotional behavior in animal...
by SmartTots | Apr 26, 2016 | News
The GAS trial Andrew Davidson and colleagues’ GAS trial (Jan 16, p 239)1 reports outcomes that are different to those initially registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00756600). There was one prespecified primary outcome, the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of...
by SmartTots | Apr 26, 2016 | Research Articles
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Abstract BACKGROUND: Developmental neurotoxicity of ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, must be considered due to its widespread uses for sedation/analgesia/anesthesia in pediatric and obstetric settings. Dose-dependent...
by SmartTots | Apr 7, 2016 | Research Articles
Minerva Anestesiol. Disma N1, Hansen TG. Abstract Many studies have demonstrated a neurodegenerative effect of anaesthetic drugs in puppy animals, raising the concern that similar effects can happen in children, and that the administration of anaesthesia in young...
by SmartTots | Apr 5, 2016 | News
Lancet Correspondence from Weiss M, Becke K, Hansen TG, Engelhardt T. This letter represents a consensus response study from the Safe Anesthesia For Every Tot (SAFETOTS) initiative which addresses the need for teaching, training, education, supervision, and research...
