Open AccessExposure to Surgery and Anesthesia in Early Childhood and Subsequent Use of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications
Author(s) -
Caleb Ing,
Xiaoyue Ma,
Ming Sun,
Yongju Lu,
Melanie M. Wall,
Mark Olfson,
Guohua Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000004619
Subject(s) - medicine , tonsillectomy , adenoidectomy , hazard ratio , confidence interval , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , anesthesia , medical prescription , logistic regression , pediatrics , psychiatry , pharmacology
Some recent clinical studies have found that early childhood exposure to anesthesia is associated with increased risks of behavioral deficits and clinical diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While diagnoses in claims data may be subject to inaccuracies, pharmacy claims are highly accurate in reflecting medication use. This study examines the association between exposure to surgery and anesthesia and subsequent ADHD medication use.