Awareness about scope of anaesthesiology, attitudes towards the speciality and stress levels amongst postgraduate students in anaesthesiology: A cross-sectional study.

Trends in selection of a career in medicine vary from country to country. To plan future recruitment strategies and to balance distribution of physicians among medical specialties, each country needs to examine these reasons as part of educational research. The aim of this study was to explore the Anaesthesiology postgraduate students' knowledge about anaesthesia as a speciality, their attitude towards anaesthesia as a career choice, stress levels during the period of postgraduation, views regarding Diploma in Anaesthesiology and undergraduate exposure to the subject.

An unexpected oesophageal web in a case of suspected tracheo-oesophageal fistula in a premature neonate posted for diagnostic broncho-oesophagoscopy.

Oesophageal webs are thin (2-3mm) membranes of normal oesophageal tissue consisting of mucosa and submucosa. They can be congenital or acquired. Congenital oesophageal webs are very rare and usually present in adulthood.