by SmartTots | Oct 29, 2015 | News
Brief exposure to anesthetizing chemicals does not cause future neurological problems large study finds The Anesthesia Dilemma A recent study finds that brief exposure to anesthetizing chemicals does not cause future neurological problems. Early-life exposure to...
by SmartTots | Oct 22, 2015 | News
EDITORIAL Steven Roth, MD In this month’s issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Cheng et al.1 describe how isoflurane produces apoptosis in the retina in 7-day-old mouse pups. They found that exposure to 2% isoflurane for 1 hour resulted in apoptosis in cells in the...
by SmartTots | Oct 13, 2015 | News
San Francisco – October 13, 2015 – SmartTots today released an updated consensus statement that emphasizes a need for more research into the safety of anesthetics and sedatives administered to infants and young children under the age of 4. The statement was endorsed...
by SmartTots | Jun 30, 2015 | News
Researchers are trying to determine if chemicals used to knock out young children during surgery can have long-term repercussions on memory and development By Dina Fine Maron on June 30, 2015 The game is a contemporary of the original Nintendo but it still appeals to...
by SmartTots | Jun 16, 2015 | News, Research Articles
Research Priorities SmartTots acknowledges insufficient human data exist to determine whether anesthetics induce neurotoxicity in the developing brain. SmartTots is dedicating its initial research investigations to elucidating whether a signal suggesting anesthetics...
by SmartTots | Apr 6, 2015 | News, 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...
