Do patients in developing world get dignified anesthetic care?

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Keywords:

anaesthesia, colonoscopy, developing countries, low and middle income countries, sedation

Abstract

This article shares the experiences of two patients undergoing a colonoscopy without any sedation or anaesthesia. The author raises the question whether patients from the developing countries get proper treatment options while undergoing invasive procedures which may require sedation or anaesthesia.

Author Biography

Hem Raj Joshi, Nepal Medical College Pvt Ltd (NMC), Attarkhel, Jorpati, Kathmandu, 44602

Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesiology,

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Published

2017-06-28

How to Cite

Joshi, H. R. (2017). Do patients in developing world get dignified anesthetic care?. Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal, 4(1), 3-4. Retrieved from http://www.jsan.org.np/jsan/index.php/jsan/article/view/169

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): 2017 March Issue

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