Impact of anaesthetics and surgery on neurodevelopment: An update

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Sanders, R D ^a,b   Hassell, J ^a   Davidson, A J ^c   Robertson, N J ^a   Ma, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain, anaesthesia, molecular effects; nerve, damage (postoperative); nerve, neurotransmitters; nerve, regeneration

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIZOCILPINE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MELATONIN; MIDAZOLAM; PHENCYCLIDINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; URETHAN;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CELL SURVIVAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FOLLOW UP; IN VITRO STUDY; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEWBORN PERIOD; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYNAPTOGENESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84878608294     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet054     Document Type: Article

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