Aftereffects in children
Children experience similar after-effects after anesthesia as adults. However, post-operative nausea with vomiting is rather rare and occurs in only about 10% of children. More often, however, due to the smaller airways, there are injuries in the mouth and throat area and consequently sore throats after anesthesia.
Temporary hoarseness due to irritation of the vocal chords through the breathing tube is also possible. In addition, (small) children are often restless, agitated and weepy after an anesthesia. This is due to the side effects of the centrally effective drugs of anesthesia and is not always a sign of a strong pain sensation of the child.
These symptoms are more common in children between the ages of 3 and 7. Isolated studies in recent years have shown a lasting effect of anaesthesia on memory performance in children in the 1st year of life. However, the results are still controversial and could be partly refuted by other studies. Basically, in recent years and decades, anaesthesia procedures have been developed which show only a very low risk of serious complications and after-effects in children.
Aftereffects of anesthesia during gastroscopy
In gastroscopy there is only a low risk of side effects and after-effects because the anesthesia is usually not very long and the anesthetic drugs are only administered in low doses. As with general anesthesia, Propofol is also frequently used as an anesthetic in gastroscopy. For this reason, the side effects and after-effects typically associated with anesthesia can also occur during a gastroscopy.
In addition, local anesthesia in the mouth-throat area can cause a local numbness after the endoscopy. In addition, a strong feeling of pressure in the upper abdomen is possible due to the introduction of air into the mange (for better assessment).
