by SmartTots | Aug 10, 2016 | News
Abstract Background: It is unclear whether exposure to surgery in early life has long-term adverse effects on child development. The authors aimed to investigate whether surgery in early childhood is associated with adverse effects on child development measured at...
by SmartTots | Aug 6, 2016 | News
FOR more than a decade, the possibility that exposure to anesthetics may be harmful to the developing human brain has intrigued anesthesiologists and the public alike. The urgent desire to create more clarity and the need to inform parents of young children who need...
by SmartTots | Jun 29, 2016 | News
More children undergo medical and dental procedures that require sedation than in prior decades, prompting the American Academy of Pediatrics to update recommendations that provide a safety net for pediatric patients. The clinical report, “Guidelines for Monitoring...
by SmartTots | Jun 21, 2016 | News
by Ron Litman, DO, Medical Director of Institute for Safe Medication Practices I recently received a call from a father whose four-year-old daughter was scheduled to receive general anesthesia for a surgical procedure expected to last about two hours. He was concerned...
by SmartTots | Jun 10, 2016 | News
Importance Exposure of young animals to commonly used anesthetics causes neurotoxicity including impaired neurocognitive function and abnormal behavior. The potential neurocognitive and behavioral effects of anesthesia exposure in young children are thus important to...
by SmartTots | Apr 26, 2016 | News
The GAS trial Andrew Davidson and colleagues’ GAS trial (Jan 16, p 239)1 reports outcomes that are different to those initially registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00756600). There was one prespecified primary outcome, the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of...
