More than one million children under the age of five undergo surgery annually in the United States. The most common procedures are myringotomy tubes, tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, hernia repairs, and circumcisions. Recently, the issue of anesthesia-related neurotoxicity has been in the media limelight, and parents are appropriately fearful about the effects of general anesthesia on their child’s brain development.
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- SmartTots and the Power of Scientific Public–Private Partnerships with the US Food and Drug Administration
- Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Remifentanil on Neurodevelopment of Children after Inhalation Anesthesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- A Scoping Review of the Mechanisms Underlying Developmental Anesthetic Neurotoxicity
- Anesthesia-induced Developmental Neurotoxicity in Pediatric Population
- Experiencing Anesthesia and Surgery Early in Life Impairs Cognitive and Behavioral Development