What Are the Side Effects of General Anesthesia for Children During Surgery?

General anesthesia for pediatric surgery can have certain side effects. Generally, the severity of these side effects is related to the duration of anesthesia. If the surgery takes a longer time, children may experience some gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms and may also have abnormal reactions in the nervous system. However, these side effects are generally minor and within an acceptable range, so there is no need to worry too much. Typically, inhalation anesthesia is more commonly used for children.

The side effects of general anesthesia for pediatric surgery are related to the following points: 1. The duration of anesthesia. Generally speaking, if the duration of anesthesia is short, the side effects will be relatively small. Nowadays, anesthetic drugs have fast metabolism and minor side effects, making them very safe for clinical use. If the surgery takes a particularly long time and the anesthesia lasts longer, there may be mild side effects such as gastrointestinal reactions and nervous system reactions in the early stage, which are clinically acceptable. 2. The method of anesthesia also matters. For minor surgeries, inhalation anesthesia alone or intravenous-inhalation combined anesthesia can be used. Such surgical anesthesia methods are relatively safe and have very minor side effects. For complex surgeries, intravenous-inhalation combined anesthesia combined with local injection anesthesia at the lumbar and sacral region can be used. Relatively speaking, the more ways of anesthetic administration, the greater possibility of side effects.