RT Book, Section A1 Taheripour, Mohebat A2 Freeman, Brian S. A2 Berger, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1135742231 T1 Apnea of Prematurity T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259641770 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135742231 RD 2024/03/29 AB Prematurity is an important risk factor for life-threatening apnea in infants undergoing general anesthesia. The risk of postanesthetic respiratory depression is inversely related to gestational age and postconceptual age (PCA) at the time of anesthesia. It has been stated that infants may be at risk up to 60 weeks after conception.