Undiagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may be a risk factor for requiring anaesthesia

Br J Anaesth. 2022 Mar;128(3):e221-e222. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.12.002. Epub 2021 Dec 31.

Authors

Andrew Conway Morris¹, Anke Conway Morris²

Affiliations

¹ University Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; John V. Farman Intensive Care Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: ac926@cam.ac.uk.
² Adult Eating Disorders Service, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: conwaymorris@doctors.org.uk.

PMID: 34980472
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.12.002

No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthetic neurotoxicity; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; confounding; paediatric anaesthesia; reverse causation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anesthesia / adverse effects*
Anesthesiology / methods
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / etiology*
Child
Humans
Risk Factors