My Child with Autism Needs Anesthesia, What Should I Know?

• By: Sean P. Antosh, MD Dayton Children’s Hospital
• March 26th, 2021
• anesthesia, anxiety, hospital, hospitalization, imaging tests, medication, preparation, procedures, sedation, Spring 2021 Issue, stress, surgery
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Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an increased rate of hospital contact and are likely to require sedation and anesthesia for surgeries, procedures, and imaging tests. Lee et al. has demonstrated that children with autism were about two to three times more likely to experience an...