Sedative and Anesthetic Neurotoxicity in Infants and Young Children: Not Just an Operating Room Concern

J Pediatr. 2019 Jan:204:285-290. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.039. Epub 2018 Sep 27.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Children's Sedation Services at Egleston, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: Pradip.kamat@choa.org.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Baltimore, MD; Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Baltimore, MD; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Baltimore, MD.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.

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Keywords: FDA warning; anesthesia; brain development; pediatric care providers.

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