General Anesthesia in Young Children Not Associated with Significant Neurological Impairments, Study Suggests
CHICAGO – Children who are exposed to general anesthesia from birth to age 2 have developmental testing results in kindergarten that are similar to those of children who have not been exposed, according to a new study published in the October issue of Anesthesiology , the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).