Current clinical evidence on the effect of general anesthesia on neurodevelopment in children: an updated systematic review with meta-regression.

BACKGROUND: Several epidemiological studies have been conducted to address the later effect of anesthesia on neurodevelopment in children. However, the results are still inconclusive. METHODS: We here conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the currently available clinical and e...

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Main Authors: Xin Wang, Zheng Xu, Chang-Hong Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3896404?pdf=render