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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2014; 01(01): 013-019
DOI: 10.4103/2348-0548.124834
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Translational research in neuroanaesthesia

Ganne S. Umamaheswara Rao
1   Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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27 April 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Translational research in anaesthesia provided great solutions to medicine, well beyond its scope, in the past. Exciting opportunities exist for neuroanaesthesiologists to conduct translational research not just in anaesthesia alone but in the wider realm of neurosciences. This research is expected to provide solutions to clinical neuroscience questions and to help understand some of the complex neurocognitive functions. Despite several technical developments, progress in translational sciences has been rather slow in the recent years. Re-orientation of the research programmes to a translational format with the involvement of all the stakeholders is likely to conserve the cost and provide rapid solutions to the healthcare.

Keywords

Anaesthesia - neuroanaesthesia - outcome - research - translational
 

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