Children who go under anesthesia more than once at a young age have higher rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research from the Mayo Clinic. In the study, ...

CINCINNATTI (MEDIA GENERAL) – According to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy for Pediatrics, children who received general anesthesia for ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Children coming out of general anesthesia with emergence delirium did not have lasting behavior problems in a small single-center study. Among several dozen preschool-age children ...

Cincinnati Children's is the first medical center in the United States to pilot a video game to help children relax when they need to receive anesthesia before falling asleep for surgery.Children's ...

North American Partners in Anesthesia offers a free, downloadable brochure for parents of children who require anesthesia. The brochure, titled “What if your child needs anesthesia?,” provides answers ...

Multiple exposures to general anesthesia before age 5 years are linked to lower IQ, decreased verbal and perceptual skills, and increased behavioral issues in children. “[W]e found an association ...

A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine has found that multiple doses of general anesthesia do not harm brain function in young children, providing reassurance to parents and ...

OAKLAND — The death last month of 4-year-old Lý Trí Dũng at an Oakland dental office has once again raised the question: Does California need stricter rules over the use of anesthesia in the dentist’s ...