• Mayo Clinic proceedings · Feb 2012

    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder after early exposure to procedures requiring general anesthesia.

    • Juraj Sprung, Randall P Flick, Slavica K Katusic, Robert C Colligan, William J Barbaresi, Katarina Bojanić, Tasha L Welch, Michael D Olson, Andrew C Hanson, Darrell R Schroeder, Robert T Wilder, and David O Warner.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. sprung.juraj@mayo.edu
    • Mayo Clin. Proc. 2012 Feb 1; 87 (2): 120-9.

    ObjectiveTo study the association between exposure to procedures performed under general anesthesia before age 2 years and development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Patients And MethodsStudy patients included all children born between January 1, 1976, and December 31, 1982, in Rochester, MN, who remained in Rochester after age 5. Cases of ADHD diagnosed before age 19 years were identified by applying stringent research criteria. Cox proportional hazards regression assessed exposure to procedures requiring general anesthesia (none, 1, 2 or more) as a predictor of ADHD using a stratified analysis with strata based on a propensity score including comorbid health conditions.ResultsAmong the 5357 children analyzed, 341 ADHD cases were identified (estimated cumulative incidence, 7.6%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.8%-8.4%). For children with no postnatal exposure to procedures requiring anesthesia before the age of 2 years, the cumulative incidence of ADHD at age 19 years was 7.3% (95% CI, 6.5%-8.1%). For single and 2 or more exposures, the estimates were 10.7% ( 95% CI, 6.8%-14.4%) and 17.9% ( 95% CI, 7.2%-27.4%), respectively. After adjusting for gestational age, sex, birth weight, and comorbid health conditions, exposure to multiple (hazard ratio, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.03-3.71), but not single (hazard ratio,1.18; 95% CI, 0.79-1.77), procedures requiring general anesthesia was associated with an increased risk for ADHD.ConclusionChildren repeatedly exposed to procedures requiring general anesthesia before age 2 years are at increased risk for the later development of ADHD even after adjusting for comorbidities.Copyright © 2012 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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