Risk alert — Anesthesiology
Severe neurologic complications and death after general anesthesia in patients of Venezuela ancestry
Risk alert — Anesthesiology
Severe neurologic complications and death after general anesthesia in patients of Venezuela ancestry
A joint statement about severe neurological complications and death after general anesthesia in patients of Venezuelan ancestry has been issued by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA).
The statement includes ASA and SPA guidance on pain management and screening.
This statement is based on reports from South American anesthesia societies that “describe healthy adult and pediatric patients of Venezuelan ancestry who have had unexpected catastrophic outcomes, including severe neurologic damage with basal ganglia infarcts and death, after routine anesthetic exposures. Since word of these cases has spread, additional cases in Europe and the United States have been identified.”
The ASA and SPA believe the severity of these cases warrants developing and sharing expert opinion despite incomplete and emerging clinical and scientific information.
Read the full statement.
Disclaimer
A joint statement about severe neurological complications and death after general anesthesia in patients of Venezuelan ancestry has been issued by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA).
The statement includes ASA and SPA guidance on pain management and screening.
This statement is based on reports from South American anesthesia societies that “describe healthy adult and pediatric patients of Venezuelan ancestry who have had unexpected catastrophic outcomes, including severe neurologic damage with basal ganglia infarcts and death, after routine anesthetic exposures. Since word of these cases has spread, additional cases in Europe and the United States have been identified.”
The ASA and SPA believe the severity of these cases warrants developing and sharing expert opinion despite incomplete and emerging clinical and scientific information.
Read the full statement.
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