Duration of general anaesthetic exposure in early childhood and long-term language and cognitive ability

Conclusions. Children with VA exposures  ≤35 min did not differ from unexposed children, but those with exposures >35  min had lower total and expressive language scores. It remains unclear if this is a dose-response relationship, or if children requiring longer exposures for longer surgeries have other clinical reasons for lower scores.
Source: British Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research