Dr. Randall Flick discusses the decline in anesthesia risks for children facing surgery.
Mayo Clinic research regarding children and anesthesia:
Arendt KW, Haile DT, Rose CH, Craigo PA, Flick RP, Chantigian RC. Prolonged exit procedure and the analysis of umbilical cord gases. Anesthesiology 2007 May; 106(5):B98. (Abstract)
*Haile DT, Orvidas LJ, Weaver A, Li X, Flick RP. The association of age and increased body mass index among Olmsted County children undergoing (adeno)-tonsillectomy for sleep disordered breathing. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA October 2007. (Abstract)
Wilder RT, Flick RP, Sprung J, Warner DO, Katusic SK. Relationship between exposure to anesthesia and subsequent learning disabilities in children. Anesthesiology 2008; 109:A1416. (Abstract)
Haile DT, Arendt KW, Flick RP. The intraoperative management of a patient with fontan physiology and an undiagnosed pheochromocytoma. Paediatr Anaesth 2008 Apr; 18(4):353-5. PMID:18315660. DOI:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02443.x. (Letter)
*Kenyon CA, Flick RP, Moir C, Ackerman MJ, Pabelick CM. Anesthesia for cardiac sympathectomy in children with congenital long QT syndrome: A case series. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Spring Meeting 2009. (Abstract)
*Rabbitts JA, Flick RP. Ambulatory anesthesia in the pediatric population of the USA. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Jacksonville, FL. March 2009. (Abstract)
