Are anesthesia and surgery during infancy associated with altered academic performance during childhood?
Anesthesia and surgery during infancy may be associated with adverse effects on subsequent academic achievement, though further investigation is needed.
Although the findings are consistent with possible adverse effects of anesthesia and surgery during infancy on subsequent academic achievement, other explanations are possible and further investigations are needed.
Block et al. (Sat,) studied this question.
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