Long-term neurocognitive impairment after general anaesthesia in childhood: Is obstructive sleep apnoea to blame?

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019 Oct;36(10):719-720. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001054.

Authors

Markus Weiss¹, Thomas Engelhardt, Tom G Hansen

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Anaesthesia, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland (MW), Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, Aberdeen, UK (TE) and Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark (TGH).

PMID: 31483343
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001054

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Airway Obstruction / complications
Anesthesia, General / adverse effects*
Anesthetics, General / adverse effects*
Child
Child Behavior Disorders / etiology
Child, Preschool
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurocognitive Disorders / etiology
Neurocognitive Disorders / physiopathology*
Perioperative Period
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology*
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration

Substances

Anesthetics, General