by SmartTots | Mar 18, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract OBJECTIVE: Review otolaryngology literature for awareness of neurotoxicity from general anesthesia in children. Recently, there has been increasing focus in anesthesia literature on the long-term effects of general anesthesia on neurodevelopment. Multiple...
by SmartTots | Mar 18, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract BACKGROUND: The search for agents that bring about faster induction and quicker recovery in the operating room have yielded numerous anesthetics whose mechanisms of action and potential toxic side effects remain unknown, especially in the young and aging...
by SmartTots | Mar 18, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract Each year millions of young children undergo procedures requiring sedation or general anesthesia. An increasing proportion of the anesthetics used are provided to optimize diagnostic imaging studies such as magnetic resonance imaging. Concern regarding the...
by SmartTots | Mar 18, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract Long-term consequences of anesthetic exposure in humans are not well understood. It is possible that alterations in brain function occur beyond the initial anesthetic administration. Research in children and adults has reported cognitive and/or behavioral...
by SmartTots | Mar 17, 2017 | Research Articles
Abstract Growing and consistent preclinical evidence, combined with early clinical epidemiological observations, suggest potentially neurotoxic effects of commonly used anesthetic agents in the developing brain. This has prompted the FDA to issue a safety warning for...
