Effects of general anaesthesia in early childhood on local and global visual processing: a post hoc analysis of the APEX cohort study.

Preclinical studies suggest that early exposure to anaesthesia alters the visual system in mice and non-human primates. We investigated whether exposure to general anaesthesia leads to visual attention processing changes in children, which could potentially impact essential life skills, including learning.

• Publication date: Aug 2024
• Journal: British journal of anaesthesia
• Publication date: Salaün JP, Borst G, Cachia A, Orliac F, Vivien D, Poirel N
• ISSN: 1471-6771