Epidemiology of general anesthesia prior to age 3 in a population ‐based birth cohort

ConclusionApproximately 1 in 7 children were exposed to at least 1 episode of general anesthesia before age 3, and approximately 1 in 4 children who received general anesthesia fall within the high‐risk category as defined by the recent FDA warning. The apparent disparities in surgical utilization related to race and ethnicity in this study population deserve further exploration.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - March 1, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Yu Shi, Danqing Hu, Erin L. Rodgers, Slavica K. Katusic, Stephen J. Gleich, Andrew C. Hanson, Darrell R. Schroeder, Randall P. Flick, David O. Warner Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research