Changes in sensory processing after anesthesia in toddlers.

Minerva Anestesiol

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Published: August 2018

AI Article Synopsis

  • This study explored how anesthesia and surgery affect sensory processing in toddlers aged 18-30 months, particularly after circumcision for religious reasons.
  • It involved 70 healthy boys and used a standardized sensory profile tool to measure changes from the day of admission to 14 days post-surgery.
  • The results showed significant changes in various aspects of sensory processing, and children with pre-existing emotional or behavioral issues were found to be more susceptible to these changes.

Article Abstract

Background: Anesthesia and surgery may influence toddlers' sensory processing and consequently postoperative adjustment and behavior. This is the first study to: 1) test pre- to postoperative changes in sensory processing after pediatric anesthesia using the validated Infant/Toddler-Sensory Profile for 7-36 months (ITSP7-36); 2) identify putative predictors of these changes.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 70 healthy boys (ASA I & II), aged 18-30 months, who underwent circumcision for religious reasons. Exclusion: boys with prior surgery and known developmental delay.

Primary Outcome: changes in sensory processing from the day of admission to day 14 postoperatively. The accompanying parent completed the ITSP7-36. Putative predictors: 1) child's preoperative emotional/behavioral problems; 2) child's state anxiety at induction; 3) postoperative pain at home. All children received standardized anesthesia and pain management.

Results: For 45 boys, assessments were completed at both time points. Significant changes in sensory processing (mean ITSP7-36 scores) were found on: low registration (47.5 to 49.8; P=0.015), sensory sensitivity (45.2 to 48.0; P=0.011), sensation avoiding (48.2 to 51.3; P=0.010), low threshold (93.4 to 99.4; P=0.007), auditory processing (39.3 to 43.3; P=0.000) and tactile processing (53.9 to 58.4; P=0.002). Higher scores on emotional/behavioral problems predicted changes on sensory processing.

Conclusions: Sensory processing of these toddlers had changed after anesthesia. Children with more pre-existent emotional/behavioral problems are more vulnerable to these changes.

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