Research on animal indicating that anaesthesia may be dangerous to developing brains have aroused worries connected with potential risks for young kids who undergo surgery.
However, at a meeting that was held Thursday in order to discuss this issue, US Food and Drug Administration investigators said that they have no evidence confirming that anaesthesia and sedation medications can lead to brain damage in children, the Associated Press informed.
"A safety signal has been recognized in animals for various medicines used to provide sedation and anaesthesia. This database is increasing. The significance of the animal findings to pediatric patients is not known," Dr Arthur Simone, an FDA medical officer, told specialists at the meeting.
The FDA research published this month in the journal Anaesthesia & Analgesia informed that the medications can result in subtle, prolonged alterations in behavior - including learning and memory problems - in rats and other laboratory animals, the AP announced.
