General anesthesia and neurotoxicity on the developing brain

• Main Authors: Gabriele Finco (Author), Paolo Mura (Author), Andrea Corona (Author), Maurizio Evangelista (Author), Salvatore Sardo (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
• גישה מקוונת: Connect to this object online.

With the evolution of surgical techniques and technology an increasing number of infants, neonates, and fetuses are exposed to general anesthesia. Despite the acknowledged safety of general anesthesia, a considerable amount of preclinical evidence shows that the developing brain is highly vulnerable...