title: Anesthesia and long-term outcomes after neonatal intensive care.
abstract: As survival is now increasing, care of the extremely preterm infant is now directed at strategies to minimize long-term morbidity. In this study, I review the current state-of-the-art outcomes for babies born at extremely low gestations and identify strategies that may be aimed at optimizing outcomes. With respect to anesthetic practice, I then go on to discuss important issues of pain management in these babies and how this may affect long-term outcomes.
authors: Department of Neonatal Medicine, UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, London, UK.
authors: Neil
authors: N
authors: Marlow
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D007234:Infant, Premature; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics
keywords: child development; infant, preterm; infant, very low birthweight; neonatal intensive care; pain