by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract Background Epidural analgesia is associated with intrapartum hyperthermia, and chorioamnionitis is associated with neonatal brain injury. However, it is not known if epidural hyperthermia is associated with neonatal brain injury. This systematic review and...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract We investigated changes in plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein concentration during sevoflurane anesthesia induction in children < 3 years old and determined the effect of co-administering dexmedetomidine. This preliminary randomized trial included 60...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract Aim Pharmacokinetic simulation was used to characterize levobupivacaine disposition after regional anesthetic rescue for failed spinal anesthesia in neonates and infants. Methods Population pharmacokinetics of levobupivacaine were estimated after spinal...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract Purpose For over 150 years of anesthetic practice, it was believed that the effects of general anesthetics were temporary and not adverse. A growing number of studies over the past 2 decades, however, have identified structural and cognitive abnormalities,...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract Background The US Food and Drug Administration warned that exposure of pregnant women to general anaesthetics may impair fetal brain development. This review systematically evaluates the evidence underlying this warning. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of...