Released on: November 11, 2008, 6:57 am
Press Release Author: Warren Enterprises LLC
Industry: Healthcare
Press 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