by SmartTots | Jan 4, 2023 | Clinical Articles, Research Articles
This editorial discusses recent government warnings on anesthesia in pregnant women and young children, the latest findings from clinical trials, unanswered questions about anesthesia and its association to neurotoxicity, and new directions in pediatric anesthesia...
by SmartTots | Jan 4, 2023 | Clinical Articles, Research Articles
Abstract In recent years, since the need for anesthetic interventions in pregnant women, newborns, and older patients has been increasing, the anesthesia-induced cognitive impairment has received widespread attention and highlighted the urgent requirement for...
by SmartTots | Jan 4, 2023 | Clinical Articles, Research Articles
Abstract Objective: Internet-based patient education materials (PEMs) are often above the recommended sixth grade reading level recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In 2016 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning...
by SmartTots | Jan 4, 2023 | Clinical Articles, Research Articles
Abstract Analgesia, sedation, and anesthesia are a continuum. Diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures in newborns often require analgesia, sedation, and/or anesthesia. Newborns, in general, and, particularly, those with heart disease, have an increased risk of...
by SmartTots | Jan 4, 2023 | Clinical Articles, Research Articles
Abstract Purpose: Cognitive outcomes in preterm infants may be adversely affected by use of sedation and anesthetic agents. We investigated the associations between anesthetics/sedatives and full-scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) measured at 36 months corrected age...
by SmartTots | Jan 4, 2023 | Clinical Articles, Research Articles
Abstract BACKGROUND: One in 7 children will need general anesthesia (GA) before the age of 3. Brain toxicity of anesthetics is controversial. Our objective was to clarify whether exposure of GA to the developing brain could lead to lasting behavioral and structural...
