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Anesthetic Neurotoxicity — Clinical Implications of Animal Models

2015; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 372; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmp1414786

1533-4406

Bob A. Rappaport, Santhanam Suresh, Sharon Hertz, Alex S. Evers, Beverley A. Orser,

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Some anesthetics and sedatives have been shown to cause neurotoxic effects in laboratory animals. The FDA collaboration SmartTots recommends undertaking large-scale clinical studies and avoiding nonurgent surgical procedures requiring anesthesia in children younger than 3 years of age.