Limited use of general anesthesia with an infant does not cause developmental problems for the child, study shows
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
Limited use of general anesthesia with an infant does not cause developmental problems for the child, an international team of researchers is reporting. The study is the largest of its kind and the first randomized study to compare whether general anesthesia in infancy has any effect on neurodevelopmental outcome.