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. 2021 Jan;65(1):12-16.
doi: 10.4103/ija.IJA_1488_20. Epub 2021 Jan 20.

A career in cardiac anaesthesia in India: The heart of the matter

Satyajeet Misra  1 , Satyen Parida  2 , Murali Chakravarthy  3 , Yatin Mehta  4 , Goverdhan Dutt Puri  5
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A career in cardiac anaesthesia in India: The heart of the matter

Satyajeet Misra et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Cardiac anaesthesia is a demanding, but fulfilling speciality which challenges the skills, knowledge, professional and personal competence of cardiac anaesthesiologists on a daily basis. 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.

Keywords: Cardiac anaesthesia; career; history; stress.

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