Xenon‐augmented pediatric anesthesia: A small step closer?

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Abstract

There are current concerns regarding the potential for anesthetic-induced neurotoxicity in the developing brain, and in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings regarding the use of all the commonly used general anesthetic drugs in early life. There is preclinical evidence that xenon reduces anesthetic-induced neurotoxicity.1 This means that the report, in this edition of Pediatric Anesthesia, of a randomized, controlled, clinical trial using xenon as an adjunct to sevoflurane anesthesia in young children is an important proof of concept.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1174-1175
Number of pages2
JournalPediatric Anesthesia
Volume27
Issue number12
Early online date6 Nov 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Nov 2017

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