by SmartTots | Mar 1, 2015 | Research Articles
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2015. Liu TD, Yang K, Li FK Abstract Increasing numbers of children undergo surgery and are exposed to anesthesia that raises concerns regarding the safety of frequently employed anesthetics. Isoflurane, often used in pediatric...
by SmartTots | Feb 25, 2015 | Research Articles
The New York Times, FEB. 25, 2015 Faced with mounting evidence that general anesthesia may impair brain development in babies and young children, experts said Wednesday that more research is greatly needed and that when planning surgery for a child, parents and...
by SmartTots | Feb 24, 2015 | 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 | Feb 24, 2015 | Research Articles
Pediatr Res, February 2015. Feng Y, Kumar P, Wang J, Bhatt AJ Abstract Background: The use of dexamethasone (Dex) in premature infants to treat or prevent chronic lung disease adversely affects neurodevelopment. Recent clinical studies suggest that hydrocortisone (HC)...
by SmartTots | Feb 24, 2015 | Research Articles
N Engl J Med, February 2015. Rappaport BA, Suresh S, Hertz S, Evers AS, Orser BA Abstract Some anesthetics and sedatives have been shown to cause neurotoxic effects in laboratory animals. The FDA collaboration SmartTots recommends undertaking large-scale clinical...
