Children who are exposed to a long duration of general anesthesia up to the age of four are at greater risk for poor development as well as reduced reading and number skills as measured by school tests, according to a new Australian study published in the journal Pediatric Anesthesia.
General anesthesia affects the whole body and usually induces a loss of consciousness.
Among children who had undergone general anesthesia only one time, the researchers found no greater risk for poor...
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