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PHT kids still a high risk surgical group
Despite effective new treatments for their disease, children with pulmonary hypertension (PHT) are still a high-risk group for serious complications and death related to anaesthesia and surgery. "The risk for adverse events during anaesthesia in patients with PHT remains high, despite newer disease-modifying treatments," Science Daily reports the study by Dr Katherine Taylor and colleagues of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto found. Younger children and those with more severe disease are at higher risk, but larger studies will be needed to understand the risks of anesthesia in the era of modern treatments for PHT, researchers said.
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