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What Next After GAS and PANDA?

Authors :
Ing C
Rauh VA
Warner DO
Sun LS
Source :
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology [J Neurosurg Anesthesiol] 2016 Oct; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 381-383.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

On April 16 and 17, 2016, the Fifth biennial Pediatric Anesthesia & Neurodevelopment Assessment (PANDA) symposium was convened at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York at Columbia University Medical Center. During the symposium, experts in the fields of anesthesiology, neuropsychology, and epidemiology were convened in a small group session to determine the level of confidence in the current clinical evidence and the next steps in anesthetic neurotoxicity clinical research. Among the participants in the discussion, there remained a lack of consensus on whether anesthetic exposure causes long-term neurodevelopmental deficits in children based on the current evidence. This causal relationship between anesthesia exposure and neurodevelopmental deficit is difficult to establish using observational data, and current and future clinical trials are critical for answering this question. It was, however, recognized that the continuum of data that is seen in studies of other toxic environmental exposures, such as lead poisoning, has not been established in the anesthetic neurotoxicity literature, specifically regarding the timing of the exposure, the dose effects, contributing perioperative conditions, or vulnerable populations. As a result, these questions may need to be addressed in observational studies to guide future clinical trials.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1537-1921
Volume :
28
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27564560
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0000000000000350