National board governed post-graduate curriculum: Strengths and scope.

The National Board of Examinations was established to boost the quality of medical education by laying down exclusive norms, uniform standards and a national level evaluation for the postgraduate medical courses. The content and context of the training curriculum is well updated as per advances in the field and current requirements. Diplomate of National Board (DNB) courses are considered to be at par with the postgraduate and post doctorate degrees for all intents and purposes.

Bilateral cochlear implantation under local anaesthesia in a young adult - A case report.

Objective: Cochlear implantation is routinely performed under general anaesthesia in most centres in the world. There have been reports of this surgery being performed under local anaesthesia and sedation for unilateral cochlear implantation. Our case study reports the first bilateral cochlear implantation carried out under local anaesthesia with sedation.

Effect of total intravenous anaesthesia on intraoperative monitoring of cochlear implant function in paediatric patients.

Unlabelled: There is increasing evidence in medical literature which proves that post-operative outcomes in children implanted early are better. Initial setting of these children's stimulation parameters is challenging because of their limited communication abilities. Intraoperative electrical impedance measurements, electrically evoked stapedial reflex threshold (ESRT) and evoked compound action potential (ECAP) are used for implant settings in some centres as no cooperation is required from the child.