General Anaesthesia Exposure

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Risks & contraindications

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Highlighted claims

• Exposure is classified by the number of surgical general anaesthesia episodes before age 7. — Association between general anaesthesia exposure and neurodevelopment in children with congenital scoliosis at a Chinese tertiary hospital: study protocol for a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study
• The study evaluates whether surgical general anaesthesia before school age is associated with later neurodevelopment in children with congenital scoliosis. — Association between general anaesthesia exposure and neurodevelopment in children with congenital scoliosis at a Chinese tertiary hospital: study protocol for a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study
• The study also records anaesthesia after age 7 for sensitivity and secondary analyses. — Association between general anaesthesia exposure and neurodevelopment in children with congenital scoliosis at a Chinese tertiary hospital: study protocol for a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study
• General anaesthesia has shown neurotoxic effects in animal models, while human evidence is mixed. — Association between general anaesthesia exposure and neurodevelopment in children with congenital scoliosis at a Chinese tertiary hospital: study protocol for a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study
• Repeated or prolonged anaesthesia exposure is hypothesised to pose greater developmental risk than a single brief exposure. — Association between general anaesthesia exposure and neurodevelopment in children with congenital scoliosis at a Chinese tertiary hospital: study protocol for a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study