Monday, January 24, 2011

Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee

Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee

Committee Meeting on March 10, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Agenda: On March 10, 2011, the committee will: (1) Receive updates regarding neurodegenerative findings (findings related to degeneration in the nervous system) in juvenile animals exposed to anesthetic drugs, as well as results from human epidemiological studies using anesthesia in children (information related to studies of patterns and causes of disease); (2) discuss the relevance of these findings to pediatric patients and provide guidance for future preclinical and clinical studies; and (3) discuss the potential implications of these data upon the practice of pediatric anesthesia as well as the communication of the risk of sedative/anesthetic agents to prescribers and parents.

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