Exposure to anesthesia during an appendectomy in children does not uniquely increase the risk for subsequent neurobehavioral diagnoses compared with medical admissions without anesthesia. Researchers ...

Preschool-age children who undergo dental treatment under general anesthesia (DGA) may experience better oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), according to a study recently published in BMC ...

Preliminary findings from a new clinical trial show no adverse neurodevelopmental effects after brief inhaled anesthesia and surgery in infants and young children, reports Anesthesiology. A "balanced" ...

Multiple exposures to general anesthesia before age 5 years are linked to lower IQ, decreased verbal and perceptual skills, and increased behavioral issues in children. “[W]e found an association ...

When you go under, your brain doesn’t just sleep.

HERSHEY, Pa. — Penn State Health announced on Monday that the healthcare network had introduced a software designed to reduce the time that patients spend under anesthesia by speeding up MRI scans — ...

The use of full-coverage restorations on primary molars and canines during general anesthesia (GA) may be linked to pediatric patients needing repeat GA. The study was published in the Journal of the ...

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