Anesthesia May Lead To Child Disorders, Says New Study
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on: November 11, 2008, 6:57 am
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Release Author: Warren Enterprises LLC
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Release Summary: A study released this week by Columbia University
researchers found that young children exposed to anesthesia may
be more prone to developing behavioral and developmental disorders
than their peers, though researchers said the study was limited.
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Release Body: A study released this week by Columbia University
researchers found that young children exposed to anesthesia may
be more prone to developing behavioral and developmental disorders
than their peers, though researchers said the study was limited.
One prominent anesthesiologist says he believes that parents can
help alleviate their fears about anesthesia by forming a solid
relationship with their child’s surgeon.
Dr.
Armen Ketchedjian, author of the book Will It
Hurt? A Parent’s Practical Guide to Children’s Surgery,
says that parents are often in the dark about what their child
will experience while under general anesthesia and what risks
may be associated with the drugs used during surgery.
“The risks to children undergoing surgery with general
anesthesia are slightly higher than they are in adults”
says Dr. Ketch, as he is known to his patients. “Children
have smaller windpipes than adults and that makes the procedures
a little more complex. It’s important for parents to talk
to their child’s doctors to better understand what the procedure
involves and what their child may experience.”
Research into the link between anesthesia and developmental disorders
was first established using rats, and the anesthesiology community
has been conducting further research since then on a recommendation
from the FDA.
“We in the medical profession are held to a higher standard
and so we can’t take anything for granted,” says
Dr. Ketch.
Dr. Ketch’s book is a guide for parents whose children need
surgery and a big part of the book’s message is the importance
of education for parents. “Education,” says
Dr. Ketch, “is a great way to help dispel myths and
help parents make more informed decisions.”
Will
It Hurt? is an easy-to-read resource that will give parents,
their children and their families the help and reassurance they
need to make any surgical experience as stress-free as possible.
Listed in The Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists by
the Consumer Research Council of America, Dr. Ketch trained at
Cornell Medical Center, with a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center and a pain management elective at Boston Children’s
Hospital. He has worked to help develop new techniques in ambulatory
anesthesia, taught medical students and residents, and cared for
more than 10,000 patients.
Dr. Ketch is also the author of the children’s book Golden
Apples (winner of the 2008 Reviewer’s Choice Award), a beautifully
illustrated book that aims to help educate children about the
dangers of drug abuse.
For more information, contact the author directly at support@dr.ketch.com.
WARREN ENTERPRISES, LLC and author Dr. Armen G. Ketchedjian chose
Arbor Books, Inc. (www.ArborBooks.com)
to design and promote Will It Hurt? A Parent’s Practical
Guide to Children’s Surgery. Arbor Books is an internationally
renowned, full-service book design, ghostwriting and marketing
firm.
(Will It Hurt? A Parent’s Practical Guide to Children’s
Surgery by Dr. Ketch; ISBN: 0-9815373-0-8; $14.95; 172 pages;
5½” x 8 ½”; softcover with illustrations;
WARREN ENTERPRISES, LLC)
Web
Site: http://www.drketch.com
Contact
Details: Warren Enterprises LLC
PO Box 547, Southbury, CT 06488
Contact: Armen G. Ketchedjian, MD
Phone: 203-304-2419
E-mail: support@dr.ketch.com
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