by SmartTots | Apr 12, 2015 | Research Articles
J Pediatr Urol, April 2015. Faasse MA, Lindgren BW, Frainey BT, Marcus CR, Szczodry DM, Glaser AP, Suresh S, Gong EM Abstract INTRODUCTION: Regional anesthesia is often used in combination with general anesthesia for pediatric surgery, however, it is unknown if...
by SmartTots | Apr 12, 2015 | Research Articles
JAMA, April 2015. Psaty BM, Platt R, Altman RB Abstract This Viewpoint argues that more studies and trials are needed to address questions about the optimal dose, duration, and frequency of use of anesthetic agents and vulnerable periods of exposure in young...
by SmartTots | Apr 10, 2015 | Research Articles
Neurosci Res, April 2015. Shibuta S, Morita T, Kosaka J, Kamibavashi T, Funino Y Abstract The neurotoxic effects of anesthetics on the developing brain are a concern. Although most of the anesthetics are GABAA agonists or NMDA antagonists, the differences in these...
by SmartTots | Apr 6, 2015 | News, Research Articles
Pediatric Sedation Outside of the Operating Room: A Multispecialty International Collaboration, 2015. Soriano SG, Vutskits L Abstract The potential neurotoxic effects of drugs used for anesthesia and sedation have captured the attention of pediatric care providers. As...
by SmartTots | Apr 4, 2015 | Research Articles
Anesthesiology, April 2015. Huang L, Yang G Abstract BACKGROUND: Recent studies in rodents suggest that repeated and prolonged anesthetic exposure at early stages of development leads to cognitive and behavioral impairments later in life. However, the underlying...
