The Food and Drug Administration has announced a meeting of its anesthetic and life support drugs advisory committee on March 10, 2011, according to a Reuters report.
At the meeting, the committee will:
• Receive updates about findings related to degeneration in the nervous system in juvenile animals exposed to anesthetic drugs
• Receive updates about results from human epidemiological studies using anesthesia in children
• Discuss the findings' relevance to pediatric patients and provide guidance for future studies
• Discuss the potential implications of these data on the practice of pediatric anesthesia
Read the Reuters report on upcoming FDA meetings.
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At the meeting, the committee will:
• Receive updates about findings related to degeneration in the nervous system in juvenile animals exposed to anesthetic drugs
• Receive updates about results from human epidemiological studies using anesthesia in children
• Discuss the findings' relevance to pediatric patients and provide guidance for future studies
• Discuss the potential implications of these data on the practice of pediatric anesthesia
Read the Reuters report on upcoming FDA meetings.
Read more on anesthesia:
-'Closed-Loop' System Improves Adjustment of Anesthesia Levels
-10 Recent Anesthesia Findings Making Headlines
-Abbott Northwestern Hospital Nurse Arrested for Stealing Patient Anesthetic