Dr. Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai

Principal Consultant

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Dr. Prajjwal Raj Bhatttarai is a highly skilled anesthesiologist with over a decade of experience in his
field. He has a special interest in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and pain management, and
his expertise in these areas has earned him a reputation. Dr. Bhatttarai completed his medical
education at a prestigious institution and then pursued specialized training in anesthesiology. He has
since worked in various hospitals and medical centers, obtained clinical skills with training and
workshops in other countries gaining extensive experience in his field. Dr. Bhatttarai has published
numerous research papers and articles on ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and pain
management. Dr. Bhatttarai is also a dedicated teacher and mentor. Dr. Bhatttarai has a strong
passion for imparting his knowledge and expertise to the next generation of anesthesiologists. He
takes great pride in serving as a trainer and mentor to young professionals and has established the
URAN Foundation as its founder and general secretary, with the aim of promoting education and
training in the field of anesthesiology. Currently, he holds the position of President of the foundation
and continues to work towards its mission of advancing the field of anesthesiology through education
and training.

Employment

 

• Nepal Mediciti: Lalitpur, NP

2017-08-15 to present | MD (Anesthesia and Pain Management)

Source:Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai

• National Academy of Medical Sciences: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP

2013 to 2017 | Assistant Professor (Anesthesia and critical care)

Source:Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai

• Civil Service Hospital: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP

2011 to 2017 | Registrar (Department of anesthesia and critical care

 

Invited positions and distinctions

 

• Ultrasound guided Regional Anesthesia of Nepal (URAN) Foundation:

Kathmandu, NP

2018 to present | President

Invited position

• Society of Anesthesiology of Nepal: Kathmandu, NP

2017 to 2019 | Member, Executive committee

Invited position

• Ultrasound guided Regional Anesthesia of Nepal (URAN) Foundation:

Kathmandu, NP

2015 to 2018 | Founding General Secretary

Invited position

 

Works

• Retrospective Analysis of Spinal Anesthesia for Daycare Surgery
  during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Birat Journal of Health Sciences
  2022-12-31 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/bjhs.v7i3.52759
• Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cutaneous Nerve
  Entrapment Syndrome an Overlooked Cause of Chronic Abdominal
  Pain: A Case Series.
  Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
  2022-06-03 | journal-article
  PMID: 35945890
  DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v20i01.3690
• The management of Post-Dural Puncture Headache; a prospect from a
  low and middle-income country: A viewpoint.
  2021-01-29 | other
  DOI: 10.22541/au.161192850.03912100/v1
• Magill forceps as a device stabilising tracheal tubes to facilitate
  flexible bronchoscopic tracheal intubation through an i‐gel ®
  Anaesthesia Reports
  2021-01 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.1002/anr3.12104
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy In A Patient With Transverse Myelitis:
  A Case Report. Nepal Mediciti Medical Journal,
  Nepal Mediciti Medical Journal
  2021 | journal-article
• Effect of erector spinae plane block for rib fractures on postoperative
  analgesia for elbow surgery: A case report
  Birat Journal of Health Sciences
  2020-12-30 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/bjhs.v5i3.33716
• Continuous spinal anesthesia: forgotten technique of regional
  anesthesia: a case report
  2020-06 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.36106/ijsr
• Can Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Improve Rural
  Anesthesia Services and Address Safety Issues in Low Income
  Country? Perspective from Nepal
  Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
  2020-04-20 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v18i1.2614
  Part of ISSN: 1999-6217
  Part of ISSN: 1727-5482
• Impact of standard operating procedures guided epidural labour
  analgesia programme: an interrupted time series analysis
  https://epostersonline.com/oaa2020/
  Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai (0000-0001-6895-6920) - ORCID | Connecting Research and Researchers 26/04/2023, 12:44
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  2020 | conference-poster
• PRB Stick to facilitate stabilization of ultrasound probe and prevent
  work-related musculoskeletal disorder
  Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
  2019-03-15 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v5i1.23215
• Malfunction of a catheter placed for continuous quadratus lumborum
  plane block: rent in the thoracolumbar fascia.
  Journal of Society of Anaesthesiologist of Nepal
  2019 | journal-article
• eFAST for the diagnosis of a perioperative complication during
  percutaneous nephrolithotomy
  Critical Ultrasound Journal
  2018-12 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.1186/s13089-018-0088-1
  Part of ISSN: 2036-3176
  Part of ISSN: 2036-7902
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in aluminum phosphide
  poisoning in Nepal: a case report
  Journal of Medical Case Reports
  2018-12 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.1186/s13256-018-1864-z
  Part of ISSN: 1752-1947
• Ultrasound guided catheter placement for TeQuiLa block: a novel
  techinique for post-operative analgesia for abdominal surgeries
  Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
  2018-10-01 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v4i2.21211
• Perforation Peritonitis: An Observational Study at Tertiary Centers in
  Central Nepal
  Journal of surgery and transplant Science
  2018 | journal-article
• Comparison of ultrasound-guided abdominal nerve blocks and
  subarachnoid block as an anaesthetic technique for appendectomy: a
  retrospective study
  Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
  2017-06-28 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v4i1.17384
• Role of Lung Scan for Detection of Pneumothorax in Operation
  Theatre
  Birat Journal of Health Sciences
  2017-03-31 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/bjhs.v1i1.17105
  Part of ISSN: 2542-2804
  Part of ISSN: 2542-2758
• Ultrasound guided abdominal plane blocks as anaesthetic technique
  for laparotomy in cancer patients: a case series
  Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
  2016-09-17 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v3i2.15625
  Part of ISSN: 2467-9119
  Part of ISSN: 2362-1281
• Ultrasound guided continuous transversus abdominis plane block for
  postoperative analgesia after caesarean delivery in a patient with
  Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
  Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
  2016-03-20 | journal-article
  DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v3i1.14651
  Part of ISSN: 2467-9119
  Part of ISSN: 2362-1281
• Comparison of postoperative analgesic effectiveness of combined
  intraperitoneal instillation and periportal infiltration of bupivacaine
  with intraperitoneal instillation or periportal infiltration alone for
  laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  2014-09 | journal-article

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