Basic mistakes seen in abstracts and reports written in english by Japanese anesthesiologists

Conclusion

In writing these abstracts and reports, the authors committed several types of English errors which, while varied, could be divided up, analyzed, corrected and clarified. It should be noted that while the mistakes were often basic, they were rarely rerious enough to render the sentences meaningless. However, careful review of such writings by Japanese anesthesiologists and other Japanese scientists would help the English therein to function properly. Good rules to follow are: (1) use short sentences, (2) keep subjects foremost in sentences, and (3) be especially careful with lists, tenses, plural nouns and articles.