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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLICATION

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1. Publications may include papers or videos.
   
   
2. Papers should be accompanied by an introductory letter written by the main author and coauthors in which they express their will to be considered for publication by the Journal Edition Committee of the Fundación Anestesiológica de Rosario, specifying their postal address, e-mail and phone number.
   
   
3. Any paper submitted for publication to the Fundación Anestesiológica de Rosario will be reviewed and evaluated by two or more judges appointed by the Editor. Such professionals should be acknowledged for their qualifications and expertise in the area of concern of the paper. Judges will issue their opinions in less than 30 days and the resolution will be sent anonymously to the authors. In the event of contradictory verdicts the Editor may submit the paper to another professional for consideration. Every paper accepted for publication may be reproduced in whole or in part with prior permission of the author /authoress.
   
   
4. The Electronic Scientific Journal of the Fundación Anestesiológica de Rosario is made up of the following sections:
   
   4.1. Basic and clinic research articles on topics related to Anesthesiology and similar areas such as Intensive Care, Postanesthetic Recovery, Palliative Medicine, Trauma, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, etc.
   
   4.2. Sections devoted to theoretical issues written and updated permanently by their corresponding authors, such as:
   
   4.2.1. Anesthesiology and Pharmacology
   4.2.2. Scientific Methodology
   4.2.3. Biostatistics
   4.2.4. Teaching
   4.2.5. Ethics
   
   4.3. Letters to the Editor: queries and opinions on the articles issued by the Fundación Anestesiológica de Rosario. These letters should contain a fair criticism covering consultation and educational topics, asking questions and/or background including references if considered necessary by the author. Without exception, the Editor will send a copy of the letter to the author of the article in question so that he/she has the chance to reply or comment on the reader's query and/or opinion in the same letter.
   
   
5. Recommended preparation of manuscripts:
   
   5.1. Summary of technical requirements:

• Type in all parts of the manuscript double-spaced.
• Start each section or part on a new page.
• Check the sequence: on the first page, give the title of the article, then the abstract and key words, text, acknowledgements, references, tables (each one on a different page) and quotations.
• Illustrations (unmounted prints) should be of approximately 203 x 254 mm.
• Provide the authorization to reproduce previously published material or to use illustrations that may reveal individuals' identity.
• Keep a duplicate of all submitted material.
• If the material is submitted in electronic format (e-mail or floppy disk); different text formats or text files are accepted.
• When submitting texts on floppy disks, the author(s) should:
  Ensure to include a printed copy of the article saved on the disk.
  Include the latest version of the manuscript on the disk.
  ame the file using legible type.
  Label the disk specifying file format and name.
  Provide information on computer and software used.
• The page of the title should include:
  The article title, it should be concise but explanatory;
  The name(s) of author(s), along with his/her highest academic degree(s) and where he/she belongs to; department name and source of the work or study;
  Disclaimers, if any;
  The author's name and address to whom address manuscript requests;
  The source(s) of support/sponsorship such as grants, equipment suppliers, name of drugs, and the like, and
  A brief title for the heading or footnote of approximately 40 characters (including letters and spaces) at the bottom of the page.
• Authorship: o Any individual designated as author should have copyright on their works. Each author in turn should have had such a share in the work so as to be publicly accountable for its contents. Authorship should be based only upon a significant contribution as to the following aspects:
  a) idea and design or analysis and interpretation of data;;
  b) preparation of the article draft or its critical review on intellectually significant contents, and
  c) final approval of the version to be published. These three conditions should be fulfilled. Mere participation in the granting of funds or data collection does not justify authorship. General supervision of the research team does not entail authorship. All article sections that are significant to the main conclusions should be liable to at least one of their authors.
• Editors can request each author to describe the type of contribution they have had; this information can be published.
• More and more, multicentric trials are attributed to corporate authors. All members of the group appointed as authors, either in the position of author below the title or as a footnote, should fully meet criteria quoted before regarding authorship. Members of the group who do not meet the criteria should be cited with their authorization in the Exhibit entitled Acknowledgements or in an appendix (see Acknowledgements).
• The order of authors should be a decision made by all co-authors. Given that the order is assigned in different ways, its meaning should not be inferred in a precise way unless indicated by the authors. The authors might wish to explain the order of authorship on a footnote. When deciding the order, authors should bear in mind that many journals limit the number of authors quoted in the publication index and that the National Library of Medicine includes in MEDLINE only the first 24 along with the last author when there are more than 25 authors.

5.2. Abstract and key words:
The second page should include an abstract (no more than 150 words for non structured abstracts or 250 words for structured abstracts). The abstract should indicate the aims of the study or research, basic methods (selection of subjects or laboratory animals for the study, methods of observation and analytical methods), main results (indicating specific data and statistical significance, if possible) and main conclusions. The new and significant aspects of the study or observations should be underscored. Below the summary, authors should indicate and identify as such, 3 to 10 short key words or expressions that prove useful to those involved in making up an Index so as to set up a crossed indexation of the article and that can be published together with the abstract. The same term of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) list of the Medicus Index should be used. If MeSH terms appropriate for recently introduced denominations are not available, current terms can be used.

5.3. Introduction:
The objective of the article is stated and the justification for the study or observation is summed up. Only references that are strictly pertinent will be included, neither data nor conclusions on the paper presented should be included.

5.4. Methods:
The selection of subjects under observation or study (patients or laboratory animals, including those used as controls) should be clearly described. The subject's age, gender and other important characteristics are identified. The race and ethnic definition and relevance are ambiguous. Authors should be especially careful regarding the use of these categories.
Methods, equipment (manufacturer's name and address should be written down between brackets) and procedures should be indicated in detail to allow other authors reproduce results. References to the methods established should be provided, including statistical methods (see above); references and brief descriptions of the methods published that are not well known should be supplied; new methods or significantly modified are described, giving reasons on why to use them while evaluating their limitations. All drugs and chemical products used are identified, including its/their generic name(s), dose and route(s) of administration. Randomized clinical trial presentations should include information about all the main elements of the study, including protocol (study population, interventions or exposures, results and justification of the statistical analysis), allocation of interventions (randomization methods, hiding the allocation to the groups under study) and the camouflage method (blind design). Authors presenting review drafts should include a section where methods used to find, gather and summarize data are described. These methods should also be included in the summary.

1. Ethics
   Whenever experiments on humans are performed, it should be indicated whether methods applied comply with the ethical standards of the corresponding committee and with human experimentation (central or regional) and of the 1975 Helsinki Declaration, with the 1983 amendment. Under no circumstance should patients' names, initials or hospitalization number be used, particularly in illustrations. Whenever experiments performed on animals are introduced, it should be indicated whether norms from the practice or from the National Investigation Committee, or from applicable national laws, regarding care and use of laboratory animals were followed.
2. Statistics
   Statistical methods should be described in as much detail to allow a reader aware of the methods to access original data for verification of submitted results. Whenever possible, results will be quantified and appropriate indicators of measurement error (such as confidence intervals) should be used to reveal the uncertainty of the measurement. Tests of statistical hypothesis such as the use of p-values, which do not render significant quantitative data, should be avoided. Eligibility of the subjects for experimentation should be taken into account. Details on the randomized method should be provided. Methods used to mask possible observations and the success obtained from them should be described. Treatment related complications and number of observations should be indicated.
   Subjects lost for observation will be included (such as dropouts/withdrawals from clinical trials). References concerning the study design and statistical methods should comply with standard works whenever possible (with page indication) instead of articles in which the design and methods have initially been described. General computer programs likely to be used will be specified.
   A general description of the methods applied will be detailed in the Methods section. When data are summarized in the Results section, the statistical methods used to carry out the analysis should be specified. Only tables and figures necessary to account for argumentation and support of the article should be included. Graphs instead of tables with a lot of entries should be used; data included in graphs and tables will not be duplicated. Non-technical uses of statistical terms should be avoided, such as «random» (when it implies a randomized distribution device), «normal», «significant», «correlations» and «sample». Statistical terms, abbreviations and most of the symbols should be defined.

5.5. Results:
Results should be introduced sequentially in the text, tables and illustrations. Data contained in the tables or illustrations will not be repeated in the text; only important observations are highlighted or summarized.

5.6. Discussion:
New significant aspects of the study and conclusions drawn out of them are highlighted. No detailed information included in the Introduction or Results section should be repeated. Implications as well as limitations of results will be included in the Discussion section, together with the consequences for further research. Observations should be related to other relevant studies.
Conclusions will be related to the objectives of the study except when statements have not been tested and conclusions have not been fully supported by data. In other words, authors should avoid claiming benefits and costs unless their drafts include economic data and analysis. Statements concerning priorities and allusions to unfinished works will be avoided. New hypotheses will be framed when this is well-founded, stating that they are original. Recommendations can be included when this is appropriate.

5.7. Acknowledgements:
At an appropriate site within the article (footnote or appendix; see journal guidelines) the following items should be specified in one or more statements:

Contributions that are bound to be acknowledged but do not entail authorship such as the general support from the main department;

Acknowledgement to the technical support;

Acknowledgements to economic and material support, with specifications of the kind of support received, and

Relations that may arise a clash of interests.
Individuals contributing to the article and whose contributions do not entail authorship may be cited together with specifications of their position or contribution (for instance, «scientific advisor», «critical review of the study proposal», «gathering of data» or «participation in the clinical trial»), with prior consent from the individuals to be cited. Authors are accountable for obtaining the written permission from the individuals to be cited by their names in the acknowledgements because the readers may infer that they are supporting data and conclusions presented in the article.
Technical support should be acknowledged in a section other than the acknowledgements to contribution.

6. References should be presented as follows:

6.1. Numbered in the order they are mentioned throughout the text.
6.1.1. Numbered in the Arabic system and in brackets.
6.1.2. The titles of journals should be submitted using abbreviations and in compliance with the format used by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM). The list of journals may be accessed at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ or requested to the Virtual Library of Anesthesiology.
6.1.3. Avoid the use of abstracts as references.
6.1.4. The accepted yet unedited references included in the papers will be indicated with the label "in print." Written permission from the authors of the paper is required in case inclusion of the references is necessary.

• Sittel, C, Eckel, HE. Nasal cocaine abuse presenting as centrofacial malignant granuloma. Eur Otorhinolaryngol [in press 2001]
  

6.1.5. Information concerning drafts under consideration by an editorial committee not yet published by the time the article is written should be cited as "unedited observations.".
6.1.6. Avoid citation of "personal reports" unless they contain essential information unavailable in public sources. In case such quotations are used, the person's name and report date should be included in brackets after written permission for publication has been granted.

6.2. Articles from periodical journals:
6.2.1. Individual authors.

• Filatov, SM, Baer, GA, Rorarius, MGF, Oikkonen, M. Efficacy and safety of premedication with oral ketamine for day-case adenoidectomy compared with rectal diazepam /diclofenac and EMLA. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2000, 44: 118-124.
• Shapiro, HM. Intracranial hypertension: therapeutic and anesthetic considerations [review]. Anesthesiology 1975 Oct, 43 (4): 445-471.

6.2.2. The authors' names should be listed up to 25. If the number of authors is greater, the first 24 will be listed and then, the 25th author followed by the abbreviation "et al".

6.3. Authorship:
6.3.1. When authorship falls on an organization and no mention about any author has been stated, the article will be attributed to the organization, for example: ARA, ASA, FAAA, WHO, PAHO, etc.

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Critical care by anesthesiologists. Guidelines of practice. 1999. Available from: URL: http://www.asahq.org/ProfInfo/PubsSvcsDescr.html.

6.4. Anonymous author and type of quoted article:
6.4.1. In the absence of the accountable author/s or organization, the article is rendered anonymous and the main entry is subject to the title.

• Practice guidelines for acute pain management in the perioperative setting: a report by ASA Task Force on Pain Management, Acute Pain Section. Anesthesiology 1995 Apr, 82 (4): 1071-1081.
  
  

6.5. Articles in different languages:
6.5.1. If the original article is in Spanish, it will be included according to standards. The English translation will be added in square brackets after the Spanish heading.

• Sánchez Gómez, S, García Iriarte, MT, Abrante Jiménez, A, Delgado Moreno, F, Cordero Lorenzo, JM. Técnica anestésica con mascarilla laríngea en intervenciones de adenoidectomía y/o amigdalectomía. [Anesthetic technique using a laryngeal mask in adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy operations] Acta Otorrinolaring Esp 1998, 49(5): 389-396.

6.5.2. If the original article is in English, it will be included according to standards. The Spanish translation will be added in square brackets after the English heading.

• Salord, F, Druel, B, Grando, J, Verneau, V, Perret, C, Vandenesch, F, Etienne, J, Chacornac, R. Méningites aseptiques. Mise en évidence dans le LCR d’ADN bactérien par amplification génique. [Meningitis asépticas. Evidencia en el LCR del ADN bacteriano, por amplificación génica] Ann Fr Anesth Réanim 1995, 14: 320-325.
  
  

6.6. Type of paper cited:
When editorial papers, letters, reports, literature reviews, cases, forums, etc, are cited, the explanation should be placed between brackets, after the title of the paper:

• Hans, P, Brichant, JF, Hubert, B, Dewandre, PY, Lamy, M. Influence of induction of anaesthesia on intubating conditions one minute after rocuronium administration: comparison of ketamine and thiopentone. [forum]. Anaesthesia 1999, 54: 266-296.
  
  

6.7. Volume with a supplement.

• Cockshott, ID. Propofol ("Diprivan") pharmacokinetics and metabolism, an overview. Postgrad Med J 1985, 61(suppl. 3): 45-50.
  
  

6.8. Issue with a supplement:

• Koichi, T, Taku, T, Eiichi, G, Keiichi, T. The efficacy of esophageal detector devices in verifying tracheal tube placement. A randomized cross-over study of-out-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Anesth Analg 2001, Feb; 92(2 supp.- 1): 375-378.

6.9. Volume with sections:

• Brodsky, JB. Anesthetic considerations for bronchoscopic procedures in patients with central-airway obstruction. [Review]. J Bronchol 2001 Jan; 8(Pt. 1): 36-43.

6.10. Volume, issue, section:

• Sittel, C. Wegener´s granulomatosis of the head and neck [letter]. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1998 Nov., 107(11 Pt 1): 999.

6.11. Issue without volume:

• Barkshire, K, Russell, R, Burry, J, Popat, M. A comparison of bupivacaine-fentanyl-morphine with bupivacaine-fentanyl-diamorphine for Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia. Int J Obstet Anesth 2001 Jan, (1): 4-10.

6.12. Volume and fascicle:

• Möllhoff, T, Theilmeier, G, Van Aken, H. Regional anaesthesia in Patients at coronary risk for noncardiac and cardiac surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2001 Feb, 14(1): 17-26

6.13. Without volume or issue:

• Karol, MD, Maze, M. Pharmacokinetcs and interaction of dexmedetomidine in humans. Bailliere’s Clin Anaesthesiol 2000 Jun: 261-269.

6.14. Pagination in the Roman system:
6.14.1. As a rule, introductions as part of the sections, are numbered in the Roman system.

• Fischer, GA, Sikic, BI. Drug resistance in clinical oncology and hematology. Introduction. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1995 Apr; 9(2): xi-xii.

6.15. Textbooks and other monographic works:
6.15.1. Author /s:

• Kaplan, JA. Cardiac anesthesia. 4th. ed.: Churchill Livingstone; 1999.

6.16. Editor or Compiler as author /s:

• Jaffe, RA, Samuels, SI, eds. Anesthesiologist’s manual of surgical procedures. 2nd. ed. Hagerstown (MD): LWW; 1999.

6.17. Institution as author and editor:

• Organización Mundial de la Salud. Alivio de los síntomas en el enfermo terminal. Ginebra: OMS; 1999.
• Dept. Health & Human Services (US). Management of cancer pain. Clinical guide. Washington, D. C.: The Dept.; 1994.
  

6.18. Section or chapter of a book:

• Rosenberg, A, Bernstein, R, Grande C. Pain management and regional anesthesia. : W. B. Saunders, 1999.
• Osborne, I, Choudhri, H, Sandor, G. The trauma patient with neurologic injuries. In: Rosenberg, A, Bernstein, R, Grande, C. Pain management and regional anesthesia. :W.B. Saunders, 1999. p. 450-461.
  
  

6.19. Actas de conferencias:

• U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), eds. Proceedings of the Conference on Human Error in Anesthesia. Pacific Grove, California, 1991, Feb. 26-Mar. 1.

6.20. Conference records or proceedings:

• Ozuer, MZ. The effect of bupivacaine and tenoxicam in the management of post tonsillectomy pain. In: Kaytaz, A, ed. Proceedings of the 23^rd Meeting of the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology. Head and Neck Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 1995. p. 169-172.

6.21. Work presented in a lecture:

• Ozuer, MZ. The effect of bupivacaine and tenoxicam in the management of post tonsillectomy pain. In: Kaytaz, A, ed. Proceedings of the 23rd Meeting of the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology. Head and Neck Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 1995. p. 169-172.

6.22. Doctoral Thesis:

• Berguer, R. Use of the virtual instrumention laboratory for the assessment of human factors in surgery and anesthesia [dissertation]. Davis (CA): Medical Center Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery. University California Davis; 1997.

6.22. Other Printed Materials:

6.22.1. Papers in Journals:

• Plotz, J. Aloys Martín (1818-1891) "Trailblazer of anesthesia" [historical article]. New York Times 1999 Oct. 22; Sect. A: 3 (col.3).

6.22.2. Audiovisual Material:

• Sands, RP Jr, Bacon, DR. Ralph Waters as a regional anesthesiologist [videocassette]. Buffalo (NY): Roswell Park Center Institute; 1999.

6.22.3. Simulation devices or phantoms:

• Watterson, L, Flanagan, B, Donavan, B, Robinson, B. Phantom head used to adquire skill in local anesthesia in mandibular and maxillary regions [simulator]. Sidney: Medical Simulation Center. Royal North Shore Hospital; 2000.

6.22.4. Legislation in Medicine:

• Providing for payment for profesional consultations via interactive communication systems. Federal Register, Jun. 22, 1998 to implement part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Available from: URL: http://www.asahq.org/Washington/homepage.html.

6.23. Electronic Material:
6.23.1. Electronic Journal Article:

• Luhmann, JD, Kennedy, RM, Porter, FL, Miller, JP, Jaffe, DM. A randomized clinical trial of continuous flow nitrous oxide and midazolam for sedation of young children during laceration repair. Anns Emerg Med [serial on line] 2001 Jan, 37(1): 20-27. [Full text article PDF 95K]. Available from: URL: http://www.idealibrary.com/link/toc/anem/37/1/0

6.23.2. Electronic Book:

• Protecting data privacy in health services research. Committee on the Role of Institutional Review Boards in Health Services. Research Data Privacy Protection. Division of Health Care Services. The National Sciences, 2000. [Full text book on line] Available from: URL: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309071879/html/

6.23.3. Computer File:

• Palm Computing Brand HPC [computer program]. Version 3. Santa Clara (CA): A3Com Co; 1999.

6.24. Tables:
6.24.1. Print each of the tables double-spaced on a separate sheet.
6.24.2. Do not display tables as if they were photos.
6.24.3. Number tables in increasing order as they were mentioned throughout the text.
6.24.4. Provide each table with a brief title.
6.24.5. Write a short or abbreviated heading for each table column.
6.24.6. Explanatory notes will be developed as footnotes and not in the heading.
6.24.7. Account for each of the non-standardized abbreviations of the table in the footnotes.
6.24.8. Footnotes will be referred to using the following symbols and order:
6.24.9. Identify variants for statistical data such as deviation and standard error.
6.24.10. Make sure each table is cited in the original text.
6.24.11. Permission should be requested and acknowledgements included when using either published or unpublished table data.
6.24.12. Overusing tables in relation to the length of the text may lead to hindrances in page lay-outs. It is advisable to examine a sample journal to estimate the number of tables per 1000 words in the text.

6.25. Ilustrations: (figures)
6.25.1. Submit a full set of illustrations to the Editor for consideration.
6.25.2. Figures should be drawn or photographed by a professional. Neither handwritten nor typewritten headings are accepted.
6.25.3. Submit black and white photoprints, generally 127 x 173 mm (5 x 7 inches) and not larger than 203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 inches).
6.25.4. Letters, numbers and symbols should be such clear and of a size that would allow legibility in case of reductions.
6.25.5. Titles and detailed explanations are part of the captions and do not belong to the illustrations per se.
6.25.6. Stick a label on the back of each figure, indicating the number, name of the author and the heading.
6.25.7. Do not write, scratch or mark the figures. Do not fold them or stick them on board.
6.25.8. Photomicrographs should include internal scale markers.
6.25.9. Symbols, arrows and letters of the microphotographs should match their background.
6.25.10. To include personal photographs, they should be accompanied by a written permission granted by the person involved. Otherwise, they should remain unidentified.
6.25.11. Illustrations will be numbered progressively in the order they were mentioned in the text.
6.25.12. If any of the figures had been previously published, written permission should be obtained to avoid copyright claims.
6.25.13. For color illustrations, make sure whether the Editor requests color negatives, positive transparencies/overheads or color prints.
6.25.14.Drawings accompanying a text may be marked to point the area or portion to be reproduced.
6.25.15. Some editors publish color photographs only if author/s pay extra for it.

6.26. Captions:
6.26.1.Print each caption double-spaced and on separate sheets.
6.26.2. Number each illustration in the Arabic system.
6.26.3. Whenever symbols, arrows, numbers and letters are used to identify areas or parts of illustrations, they should be fully supported in the caption.
6.26.4. Account for the inner scale marker of microphotographs.

6.27. Measuring Units:
6.27.1. Length, height, weight and volume measures should be reported in metric units (meter, kilogram, or liter) or their decimal multiples.
6.27.2. Temperatures should be indicated in Celsius degrees and blood pressure will be given in Hg mm.
6.27.3. Measures from blood samples or chemistry analyses should be reported in the metric system as established by the International System of Measurements.
6.27.4. Prior to the article publication, the Editor may request alternative measures or those not abiding by the International System of Measurements if necessary.

6.28. Abbreviations and Symbols:
6.28.1. Use only standardized abbreviations.
6.28.2. Avoid the use of abbreviations in the article heading and in the abstract.
6.28.3. In case a non-standardized abbreviation is used, the author will provide the full form of the abbreviation with the first mention of it

7. The Fundación Anestesiológica de Rosario will acknowledge receipt of the articles submitted and will report the acceptance, amendment or return within 60 days after submittance. In cases of approval, the author will receive a copy of the translation to express his/her conformity. The Edition Committee may suggest changes but the final decision will be the author's. When articles/papers are submitted again for review after the changes have been made, the Edition Committee will issue its opinion within 30 days. Submittance and approval dates will appear at the top of the article, after the heading and the authors' list.
   
   
8. The Fundación Anestesiológica de Rosario and the members of their Committees are not liable for the ideas expressed by the authors in the papers.