Do we really need a new journal?

Authors

  • Apurb Sharma Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu
  • Bishwas Pradhan Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.

Keywords:

Anesthesia, intensive care, pain medicine

Abstract

A very valid point: is there a need for a new biomedical journal that publishes contributions of anesthesiologists to medical science? The answer is an emphatic "yes." We are aware of the fact that Nepalese anesthesiologists, intensivists and pain practitioners can make significant contributions to medical knowledge which would be worth mentioning.

Nepal is a country with great geographical variation, ranging from around 70 meters above sea level to 8848 meters and with mountains of the Himalayas, hills and planes of Terai. Diverse ethnicity, morphological and physiological differences among them, exploration, identification and distribution of the findings can be achieved only through publication of such materials and a national biomedical journal would serve immensely for this purpose.......(see full text)

Author Biographies

Apurb Sharma, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Bansbari, Kathmandu

Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Bishwas Pradhan, Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.

Associate Professor Dr Bishwas Pradhan, MD, FCTA
Chief, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia Unit
Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular & Transplant Centre
Maharajgjunj Medical Campus
Institute of Medicine
Tribhuvan University

References

1. Marhatta MN. Current status of anesthesiology in Nepal. In: Bulletin, 14th SANCON. 2013 April 5-6; Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Published

2014-03-01

How to Cite

Sharma, A., & Pradhan, B. (2014). Do we really need a new journal?. Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal, 1(1), 1-2. Retrieved from http://www.jsan.org.np/jsan/index.php/jsan/article/view/pdf_13

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): The Inaugural Issue

Section

Editorial

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