Anaesthesia
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Historical Article
Anaesthesia in Hong Kong. Its history and present position.
The history of the development of the specialty of anaesthesia in Hong Kong, its present position and future prospects are discussed. Special reference is made to the activities of the Society of Anaesthetists in Hong Kong which has promoted the cause of anaesthesia and maintained extensive international links during the last 25 years.
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Fifty-six anaesthetists participated in a trial of the use of microcomputers for self-assessment. Ninety-three per cent of the anaesthetists found the concept of computer-assisted self-assessment acceptable. The only significant difference in the scores achieved by different groups was found with a specialised intensive care program in which senior registrars had a higher average score than older consultants.