DRAFT of Update to the Evidence Based ASA Guideline for Management of the Difficult Airway
A DRAFT of an update to the evidence based American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Guideline for the Management of the Difficult Airway is available for review and comment. The Task Force that developed this update was comprised of anesthesiologists representing thirteen international organizations. Interested members are encouraged to access the DRAFT and provide input. The DRAFT […]
Joint Statement with ASA, SOAP, ACOG and SMFM
SPA has issued a joint statement with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in response to the article, “Association Between Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring,” a new retrospective database study published […]
SPA Statement on Racism and Our Commitment to Equity
The Board of Directors of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) wishes to express shock, outrage, and sadness at the recent depraved killings of African-Americans, and to acknowledge the senseless acts of violence happening across the nation. Consistent with our commitment to inclusion, mutual respect, and peaceful dialogue, we express our solidarity with the families […]
COVID-19 Resources
Dear SPA members, patients, and families, As the COVID-19 crisis escalates in the US and around the world, the SPA urges members to follow common sense precautions that are highlighted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. The CDC website offers advice to communities and individuals to prevent illness as well as […]
Joint Statement on Pediatric Dental Sedation
Joint Statement from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, and the Society for Pediatric Sedation Regarding the Use of Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia for Pediatric Dental Procedures Using the Single-Provider/Operator Model
SPA Opioid Recommendations available in Pediatric Anesthesia
“The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia recommendations for the use of opioids in children during the perioperative period” article is now available in Pediatric Anesthesia.
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President’s Message on Children and Immigration
SPA Members: As you are no doubt aware there is an ongoing, very vigorous and often acrimonious debate around the issue of immigration and most importantly the separation of children from their parents. The Society, as a professional organization devoted to the health and welfare of children in the perioperative setting, takes no position on […]
Open Letter on Gun Violence
Dear Colleagues, Over the past several days I have received multiple e-mails expressing shock and outrage regarding what has now become known as the Valentine’s Day massacre. The most recent in a seemingly endless string of mass shootings occurred last week in a Parkland, Florida High School leaving 17 students and teachers dead and many […]
Joint IARS SPA Press Release on Study of Anesthesia Safety
San Francisco – April 18, 2018 – A Mayo Clinic study of children who received one or more exposures to anesthesia before the age of 3 has provided valuable information about the potential neurological and behavioral impact of general anesthesia on very young children, according to the International Anesthesia Research Society and the Society for […]
Neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age after general anaesthesia and awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS): an international multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Summary Background Preclinical data suggest that general anaesthetics affect brain development. There is mixed evidence from cohort studies that young children exposed to anaesthesia can have an increased risk of poor neurodevelopmental outcome. We aimed to establish whether general anaesthesia in infancy has any effect on neurodevelopmental outcome. Here we report the secondary outcome of […]
Anesthesia and Brain Development in Your Child
On Dec. 14, 2016 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety announcement regarding the potential effect of anesthetics on children younger than 3 years of age. Recent studies suggest that a single, relatively short exposure to general anesthetic and sedation drugs in infants or toddlers is unlikely to have negative effects on […]
SPA Response to the FDA Med Watch December 16, 2016
On Wednesday, December 14, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Drug Safety Communication warning that; “repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic or sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than three years of age or in pregnant women during the final trimester may affect development of children’s brains”. […]
Enrollment is Open for ACS Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program
The new program’s standards to improve surgical care for children are the nation’s first and only multispecialty standards of their kind CHICAGO (January 31, 2017): Hospitals interested in enrolling in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Children’s Surgery Verification (CSV) Quality Improvement Program may now file a Pre-Application online for participation in the program. ACS, […]