Anesthesia Affects Children
A new study recently conducted by Medical Express examines the various ways in which general anesthesia affects children under the age of 3. As the first three years of a child’s life are absolutely critical when it comes to brain development, there has been much debate as to if anesthesia actually poses a cognitive threat or risk to these young children.
This study, which was conducted by lead researchers at both Columbia University and NY Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital was on attempting to better understand if general anesthesia negatively impacted various stages of early childhood development such as memory, attention, etc. Since limited medical studies confirmed anesthesia’s detriment, researchers decided to evaluate whether
This study, which was conducted by lead researchers at both Columbia University and NY Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital was on attempting to better understand if general anesthesia negatively impacted various stages of early childhood development such as memory, attention, etc. Since limited medical studies confirmed anesthesia’s detriment, researchers decided to evaluate whether