Medico-legal and ethical issues in anaesthesiology profession
Surekha S Shinde, SC Parak, Sushil Bhati, Nishant Sahay, Gurpreet Singh BattuIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):54-60
Extant legislation, professional and societal ethics provide fundamental guidance to professionals in practising their profession. Legal rules are enforced by courts of law whereas rules of ethics are enforced by professional bodies like the Medical Council of India (now National Medical Commission). In this article, we explore some of the principal guidelines that regulate medical ethics. The role of informed written consent is vital in safeguarding the patient as well the doctor's intere...
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Surekha S Shinde SC Parak Sushil Bhati Nishant Sahay Gurpreet Singh Battu Source Type: research
Critical care as a career for anaesthesiologists
Pradip Kumar Bhattacharya, Suresh G Nair, Nishant Kumar, Pratheeba Natarajan, Heena ChhanwalIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):48-53
Anaesthesiologists by virtue of their understanding of physiology, pharmacology and resuscitation skills are best suited to manage critical care units. Armed with this varied knowledge, the anaesthesiologist is 'physician to the surgeon and a surgeon to the physician'. Specialised training helps them to provide extended postoperative and critical care. During the past few months in the battle with coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, anaesthesiologists have stood up to...
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Pradip Kumar Bhattacharya Suresh G Nair Nishant Kumar Pratheeba Natarajan Heena Chhanwal Source Type: research
Obstetric anaesthesia as a career
Sunil T Pandya, Kousalya Chakravarthy, Pratibha Jain Shah, Anjan Trikha, Prithwis BhattacharyyaIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):43-47
Obstetric anaesthesia is emerging as one of the most demanding subspecialities of anaesthesia. Obstetric anaesthesiologists are now an integral part of the multidisciplinary team managing the high-risk obstetrics. It has been recognised that targeted training in obstetric anaesthesia helps to recognise the mothers who need special care and formulate specific plan for delivery. Among the subspecialties of anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia has the potential to get established early. ...
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Sunil T Pandya Kousalya Chakravarthy Pratibha Jain Shah Anjan Trikha Prithwis Bhattacharyya Source Type: research
Choosing Neuroanaesthesia as a career: Marching towards new horizons
Ankur Khandelwal, Kiran Jangra, Manisha D Katikar, Padmaja Durga, G S. Uma Maheswara RaoIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):35-42
Anaesthesiology is an ever-changing science and amongst its sub-specialities, the field of neuroanaesthesia is making rapid strides. The fragility of the brain and spinal cord and the multitude of complexities involved in neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiological procedures demand dedicated training in neuroanaesthesia. With rapid advancement in other neuroscience specialties, neuroanaesthesia too has made outstanding progress, owing to establishment of structured training, publica...
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ankur Khandelwal Kiran Jangra Manisha D Katikar Padmaja Durga G S. Uma Maheswara Rao Source Type: research
Onco-Anaesthesiology and palliative medicine: Opportunities and challenges
Parmanand Jain, Kalpana Balkrishanan, Sukdev Nayak, Nishkarsh Gupta, Shagun ShahIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):29-34
Global cancer burden is on the rise and many more patients present for surgery or other oncological diagnostic or therapeutic interventions requiring anaesthesia. Oncology therapy is unique as it requires a multidisciplinary team of surgical, medical and radiation oncologists apart from palliative medicine (PM) specialists, and anaesthesiologists. Anaesthetic management can affect the outcome of oncology treatment both by ensuring early return to oncology treatment and some anaesthetic techniques ...
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Parmanand Jain Kalpana Balkrishanan Sukdev Nayak Nishkarsh Gupta Shagun Shah Source Type: research
Exploring new frontiers: Organ transplant anaesthesia or bariatric anaesthesia
This article will give an overview of two important sub-specialities i.e., Organ Transplant Anaesthesia and Bariatric Anaesthesia. (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jyotsna Goswami Jatin Lal Guruprasad P Bhosale Aparna Sinha Julakanti Madhavi Source Type: research
Specialised training in paediatric anaesthesia: Need of the hour
Indu Sen, Nandini Dave, Neerja Bhardwaj, Chitra Juwarkar, Shamshad BeegumIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):17-22
Paediatric anaesthesia is an upcoming speciality which is gaining wide interest and can be a career choice for the new trainees. The need to develop paediatric anaesthesia as a speciality was realised with the progress in the field of paediatric surgery. The profile of the 'patient' encountered by a paediatric anaesthesiologist spans from an extremely premature neonate on the fringes of survival, to a full-grown adolescent equivalent to an adult. Perioperative morbidity and mortalit...
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Indu Sen Nandini Dave Neerja Bhardwaj Chitra Juwarkar Shamshad Beegum Source Type: research
A career in cardiac anaesthesia in India: The heart of the matter
This article outlines the brief history of the subspecialty of cardiac anaesthesia in India, its growth and progress over the decades, reasons for choosing it as a career option, variations in practice standards and how the speciality has been affected by the coronavirus 2019 pan?demic. (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Satyajeet Misra Satyen Parida Murali Chakravarthy Yatin Mehta Goverdhan Dutt Puri Source Type: research
Career as a general speciality anaesthesiologist
Jayashree Sood, Pradeep Bhatia, J Edward Johnson, Jaya Lalwani, Nitin SethiIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):6-11
The growth in anaesthesia speciality has been contemporaneous with the advancement in surgical techniques. Although various anaesthesia subspecialities have developed over the years, the value of a general speciality anaesthesiologist cannot be undermined as skills and techniques acquired during basic anaesthesia training are major determinants of efficiency of an anaesthesiologist. A general speciality anaesthesiologist performs multiple roles: that of a perioperative physician, intensivist and acute p...
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jayashree Sood Pradeep Bhatia J Edward Johnson Jaya Lalwani Nitin Sethi Source Type: research
Life after post graduation in anaesthesiology & #8230; & #8230;in search of greener pastures!
Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa, Madhuri S Kurdi, Lalit MehdirattaIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 65(1):1-5 (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - January 20, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa Madhuri S Kurdi Lalit Mehdiratta Source Type: research
Pulsed radiofrequency ablation of stellate ganglion for chronic facial pain
Vilas S Gowler, Subrata GoswamiIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2020 64(12):1091-1092 (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - December 12, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Vilas S Gowler Subrata Goswami Source Type: research
Direct PEC block: Simplified and effective alternative when US-PEC block is difficult
Nidhi Arun, Raushan K Jha, Raja AvinashIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2020 64(12):1090-1091 (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - December 12, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Nidhi Arun Raushan K Jha Raja Avinash Source Type: research
Erector spinae plane block as analgesic adjunct for traumatic rib fractures in intensive care unit
Zhi Yuen Beh, Siu Min Lim, Woon Lai Lim, Premela Naidu SitaramIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2020 64(12):1086-1089 (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - December 12, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Zhi Yuen Beh Siu Min Lim Woon Lai Lim Premela Naidu Sitaram Source Type: research
Anti-fogging techniques as part of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Karthik Ganesh RamamoorthyIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2020 64(12):1085-1086 (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - December 12, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Karthik Ganesh Ramamoorthy Source Type: research
Scapular surgery under combined thoracic paravertebral and interscalene blocks
Prasanna Vadhanan, Nikhilesh BokkaIndian Journal of Anaesthesia 2020 64(12):1083-1084 (Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - December 12, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Prasanna Vadhanan Nikhilesh Bokka Source Type: research
