Incidence of respiratory allergy not increased after anesthesia in infancy.
A 12-year follow-up study of children who had had operations with general anesthesia in infancy and of nonhospitalized children of the same age showed almost identical incidences of respiratory allergy in the test and control groups. General anesthesia in infacy does not predispose to respiratory allergies in childhood.
D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*