India is a vast, populous and diverse country, and this reflects in the state of health care as
well. The spectrum of healthcare services ranges from world class at one end, to a dearth of …

Background Task-sharing of spinal anaesthesia care by non-specialist graduate physicians,
termed medical officers (MOs), is commonly practised in rural Indian healthcare facilities to …

Patient safety is the most important aspect of anesthetic care. For both healthcare
professionals and patients, the ideal would be no significant morbidity or mortality under …

Background Lack of qualified staff is a major hindrance for quality and safety improvements
in anaesthesia and critical care in many low‐income countries. Support in specialist training …

964 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia| Volume 63| Issue 12| December 2019 programme
should be graduation in a paramedical field. The trainees must be licensed after a …

Purpose Patients and physicians in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) face
challenges owing to limited expertise and suboptimal access to appropriate diagnostic and …

Background In the last 30 years, significant advances have been made in pediatric medical
care globally. However, there is a persistent urban‐rural gap which is more pronounced in …

Materials and Methods: A total of 87 patients between 18 and 59 years of the American
Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classes I and II were recruited and randomized …

Background Mismatched surgeon-anesthesiologist ratios often exist in low-resource settings
making safe emergency essential surgical care challenging. This study is an audit of …

The worldwide anaesthesia workforce shortage is a concern and 'shared responsibility'for all
the national or state anaesthetic societies and Ministries of Health. The Lancet Commission …