North American Partners in Anesthesia offers a free, downloadable brochure for parents of children who require anesthesia. The brochure, titled “What if your child needs anesthesia?,” provides answers ...

Children prenatally exposed to anesthesia for maternal surgery during pregnancy were significantly more likely than unexposed children to receive a diagnosis of a disruptive or internalizing ...

Preparing for your child to have surgery can be a nerve-wracking experience. “While surgery may be routine for medical professionals, it becomes a core memory that stays with parents and children,” ...

More than 10 million U.S. children don’t live near a pediatric anesthesiologist, a doctor who specializes in sedating children during surgery, according to a recent study. Pediatric anesthesiologists ...

Preliminary findings from a new clinical trial show no adverse neurodevelopmental effects after brief inhaled anesthesia and surgery in infants and young children, reports the Online First edition of ...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists provides a free, downloadable coloring and activity book for children about to undergo anesthesia and surgery. The 27-page book, “Sweet Dreams at the ...