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Repeated or lengthy use -- longer than three hours -- of general anesthetic and sedation drugs may harm the developing brains of fetuses and children younger than 3 years old

FDA Issues New Safety Info on Use of Anesthesia

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New information addresses anesthesia use in pregnant women and young children
For anesthesiologists

Anesthesiologist Reaction Time Increased After Night Call

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Greater reliance on avoidance as a coping mechanism linked to greater deterioration in performance
For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Local Anesthetic As Safe As General Anesthetic for TAVR

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Shorter transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure time in local anesthetic group
Children exposed to surgical anesthesia before the age of 4 may have slightly lower school grades and IQ scores in their late teen years

School Grades May Be Affected by Anesthesia Before Age 4

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But 'low overall difference in academic performance' is reassuring, researchers say

American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 22-26

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The ANESTHESIOLOGY Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held from Oct. 22 to 26 in Chicago and...
Few pediatric patients having a dental procedure combined with another surgical procedure require unplanned admission for perioperative concerns

ASA: Low Unplanned Admission for Dental Procedure + Other Sx

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Four of 55 pediatric patients undergoing combination of procedures were admitted with peri-op concerns
Patient and case characteristics differ for non-operating room anesthesia and operating room anesthesia

ASA: Study Describes Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Care

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NORA cases less likely in small community hospitals, more common outside normal working hours
An intervention based on art therapy and clown visits can reduce children's anxiety at preoperative separation from parents

Art Therapy, Clown Visits Cut Children’s Preoperative Anxiety

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Intervention based on art therapy and clown visits can reduce pre-op anxiety at separation from parents
The MostCare pressure recording analytical method is comparable to the Fick method of cardiac output estimation in pediatric patients

Pressure Recording Analytical Method Estimates Cardiac Output

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MostCare PRAM is comparable to Fick method for cardiac output measurements in pediatric patients
iPads work as well as conventional sedatives to calm anxious children before surgery

iPad Works As Well As Sedative to Calm Children Preoperatively

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Researchers found that children given iPads were easier to anesthetize than those given midazolam