Rotation-Specific Reading Lists
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Cardiac Anesthesia - (Eight Weeks)
Please note that starting your readings a few weeks in advance will help you get a solid grasp of the material, making you more confident and prepared when the rotation begins.
Week 1
Chapter 4 鈥� Cardiac Physiology
Chapter 5 鈥� Coronary Physiology and Atherosclerosis
Chapter 14 鈥� Anesthesia for Myocardial Revascularization
Week 2
Chapter 10 - Monitoring of the Heart and Vascular System
Chapter 12 鈥� Central Nervous System Monitoring
Chapter 21 鈥� Procedures in the Hybrid Operating Room
Week 3
Chapter 15 鈥� Valvular Heart Disease: Replacement and Repair
Chapter 30 鈥� Postoperative Cardiovascular Management
Chapter 33 鈥� Postoperative Pain Management for the Cardiac Patient
Week 4
Chapter 13 鈥� Coagulation Monitoring
Chapter 27 鈥� Transfusion Medicine and Coagulation Disorders
Week 5
Chapter 8 鈥� Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Chapter 32 鈥� Long-term Complications and Management
Chapter 23 鈥� Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
Week 6
Chapter 25 鈥� Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management and Organ Protection
Chapter 28 鈥� Discontinuing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Chapter 31 鈥� Central Nervous System Dysfunction after Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Week 7
Chapter 11 - Basic Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
Chapter 20 鈥� Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Chapter 19 鈥� Anesthesia for Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplantation
Week 8
Chapter 16 鈥� Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
Chapter 18 鈥� Uncommon Cardiac Diseases
Chronic Pain - (Four Weeks)
Week 1 - Chronic Pain Basics
Spinal Cord Mechanism听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Essentials of Pain Medicine听- Benzon 2018, Chapter 1
Guidelines for opioid use in non-cancer pain听 听 听 Week 1b CNCP opioid guidelines听 听 听
Psychology听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 wk_1c_psychological_-_benzon_24.pdf
Interventional 1听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Essentials of Pain Medicine听Benzon 2018, Chapter 63听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听
Interventional 2听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Essentials of Pain Medicine听Benzon 2018, Chapter 68
Week 2 - Post-Surgical Chronic Pain
Post-Surgical Pain听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Essentials of Pain Medicine听Benzon 2018, Chapter 18
Gabapentinoids听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 wk_2d_gabapentin_and_pregabalin_review.pdf
Postamputation pain听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Essentials of Pain Medicine听Benzon 2018, Chapter 29
Week 3 - Non-Surgical Chronic Pain
Fibromyalgia Guidelines听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Week 3a Fibromyalgia guidelines
Low Back Pain Disorders听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Practical Management of Pain,听6th edition, 2023, Chapter 29
Myofascial Trigger Points听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 wk_3c_myofascial_trigger_points.pdf
Sympathetic Nerve Blocks听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Essentials of Pain Medicine听Benzon 2018, Chapter 71
Spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal pumps听听 Week 3e INESSS guidelines
Week 4 - Neuropathic Pain
Pharmacologic Treatment听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Week 4a Neuropathic pain guidelines
CRPS Pathophysiology听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 Week 4b CRPS review
Postherpetic Neuralgia听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Essentials of Pain Medicine听Benzon 2018, Chapter 28
Extra resource for fluoroscopy basics:
Wang LH, McKenzie-Brown AM, Hord AH, Informa (Firm).听Handbook of C-Arm Fluoroscopy-Guided Spinal Injections. CRC/Taylor & Francis; 2006.
Reference books:
Raja S, Liu SS, Fishman S, Cohen SP.听Essentials of Pain Medicine, 4th edition (Benzon HT, Hurley RW, eds.). Elsevier/Saunders; 2018.
Benzon H, Rathmell J P, Wu C L, Turk D, Argoff C E, Hurley R W, 听Practical Management of Pain, 6th听edition, 2023
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Difficult Airway
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Neuro Anesthesia
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 aneurysmal_sah_-_treggiari-_2023.pdf
Carotid endarcterectomy LA vs GA听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 carotid_endarcterectomy_la_vs_ga-_cochrane-vaniyapong-2013.pdf
Carotid endarterectomy听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 carotid_endarterectomy_-_bevilacqua_-_2022.pdf
Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke听 听 听 听 听 听 endovasc._tx_ischemic_stroke_-_goyal-_2015.pdf
Guidelines for acute ischemic stroke听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 guidelines_acute_ischemic_stroke-_aha-_2019.pdf
Hemispheric infarction听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 hemispheric_infarction_-_torbey_-_2015.pdf
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 mx_aneurysmal_sah_-_aha-_2023.pdf
Raised intracranial pressure听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 mx_raised_icp_-_ropper_-2014.pdf
Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 mx_spontaneous_intracer._hemorrhage_-_aha-_2022.pdf
Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 mx_spontaneous_intracer._hemorrh-can._recommendation-_7th_ed-_2020.pdf
Neuromonitoring听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 neuromonitoring_-_strocchetti_-2013.pdf
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Neuroprotection in acute brain injury听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 neuroprotection_in_acute_brain_injury_-_strocchetti_-_2015.pdf
Regional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy听 听 听 ra_for_endarterectomy_-_stoneham_-2015.pdf
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - vasospasm听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 sah-vasospasm_-_lannes_-2012.pdf
Obstetric Anesthesia - (Eight Weeks)
Week 1 - Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
Physiological Changes听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 wk_1a_datta_01_changes.pdf
Pharmacology in Pregnancy听听听听听听 听 听 听听 听 听听 wk_1b_datta_03_pharmacology.pdf
Week 2 - Labour, Pain and Fetal Monitoring
Labour Pain听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 听 听 wk_2a_datta_06_pain.pdf
Fetal Monitoring听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 听 听听 wk_2b_datta_11_fetal_monitoring.pdf
Week 3 - Labour Analgesia
Review of Regional Anesthesia听听听 听 听听 听 听 听 wk_3a_nejm-review.pdf
Non-Pharmacological Methods听听听听 听 听 听 听听 wk_3b_datta_07_non-pharm.pdf
Systemic Methods听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听 听听 wk_3c_datta_08_systemic.pdf
Regional Techniques听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听听 听听 wk_3d_datta_09_neuraxial.pdf
Week 4 - Anesthesia for C-Section
Anesthesia for C-Section听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 wk_4a_datta_12_c-section.pdf
Complications of Neuraxial Block听听听听听听 听 听 wk_4b_bja-neuraxial-complications.pdf
Urgent CS Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听 wk_4c_urgent_cs.pdf
Week 5 - Obstetric Complications
Obstetric Complications听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 wk_5a_datta_15_obstetric_complications.pdf
SOGC Guidelines听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听听 wk_5b_sogc_guidelines.pdf
Obstetric Hemorrhage Review听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 wk_5c_obstetric_hemorrhage_review.pdf
Placenta Accreta Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 wk_5d_placenta_accreta_review.pdf
Week 6 - Non-Labour & Delivery
Non-Obstetric Surgery Review听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听听 wk_6a_non-obstetric_surgery_review.pdf
Non-Delivery OBS听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听 wk_6b_datta_16_non-delivery_obs.pdf
Non-Obstetric Surgery听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听 听 wk_6c_datta_17_non-obstetric.pdf
Week 7 - Pregnancy and Co-Existing Disease
Comorbidities听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听 wk_7a_datta_14_co-existing_disease.pdf
Bleeding Diatheses Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听 wk_7b_bleeding_diathesis_review.pdf
Congenital Heart Disease Review听听听听听听听听听 听听 wk_7c_congenital_heart_disease_review.pdf
Week 8 - Resuscitation
Neonatal Resuscitation Program听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 wk_8a_aap_nrp.pdf
Neonatal Resuscitation Program - Canadian Medications听听听 听听 wk_8b_nrp_canadian_meds.pdf
Neonatal Resucitation Program听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 wk_8c_datta_13_nrp.pdf
Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 wk_8d_cardiac_arrest.pdf
Maternal Mortality听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听 听听 wk_8e_bja_maternal_mortality.pdf
Pediatric Anesthesia - (Fourteen Weeks)
(Main reference: Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, C么t茅, 5th edition)
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE McGILL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Week 1 - Pediatric Anesthesia Basics: Physiology 1, Pre-op. Assessment
a) C么t茅, chap. 1: Intro. to pediatric anesthesia
b) C么t茅, chap. 2: Pediatric physiology
c) C么t茅, chap. 4: Pre-op. assessment
Week 2 - Airway 1 and IV access
a) C么t茅, chap. 12: Pediatric airway
b) Laryngospasm - HAMPSON-EVANS, D. et al., "Pediatric laryngnospasm."
听听 Pediatric Anesthesia 18.4 (2008): 303-307 听 听 听听 laryngospasm.pdf
c) C么t茅, chap. 48: IV access
Week 3 - Pediatric Pharmacology
C么t茅, chap. 6: Pediatric pharmacology
Week 4 - Final management and Blood Transfusion
a) C么t茅, chap. 8: Fluid management
b) C么t茅, chap. 9: Hematology
c) C么t茅, chap. 10: Transfusion and hemostasis
Week 5 - Procedures 1
a) C么t茅, chap. 31: ENT procedures
b) C么t茅, chap. 32: Ophthalmology
c) C么t茅, chap. 3: Peri-op stress reduction
Week 6 - Procedures 2 and Resuscitation
a) C么t茅, chap. 27: General surgery and urology
b) C么t茅, chap. 13: Thoracic surgery
c) C么t茅, chap. 39: Ressuscitation
Week 7 - Neonatalogy
a) C么t茅, chap. 35: Neonates
b) C么t茅, chap. 36: Neonatal emergencies
c) C么t茅, chap. 23: Anesthesia and the immature brain
Week 8 - Procedures 3 and Resp.
a) C么t茅, chap. 24: Neurosurgery
b) C么t茅, chap. 33: Plastic surgery
c) C么t茅, chap. 11: Pulmonology
Week 9 - Procedures 4 and Medical Conditions 1
a) C么t茅, chap. 30: Orthopedic surgery
b) C么t茅, chap. 34: Burns injuries
c) OSA & Sedation - BROWN, Karen. "Pediatric considerations in sedation for patients with the obstructive 听 听sleep apmea syndrome. "听听Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain. Vol. 26. No. 2, 2007. 听
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Week 10 - Regional anesthesia
a) C么t茅, chap. 41: Regional anesthesia (for the blocks, focus on the following ones: spinal, epidural, caudal, ilio-ing, rectus sheath, paravetebral, p.835-853 and p. 859-863)
b) C么t茅, chap. 42: Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (focus on the following blocks: rectus sheath, ilio-ing/ilio-hypogastric, TAP, paravertebral, caudal, epidural on p. 900-903 and p. 905-907)
Week 11 - Pain Management
C么t茅, chap. 43: APS
Week 12 - Medical Conditions 2
a) C么t茅, chap. 40: MH
b) C么t茅, chap. 22: Neurological conditions
Week 13 - Pediatric Physiology 2 and Cardiac pathology
a) C么t茅, chap. 14: Cardiology (stop reading at p. 316)
b) C么t茅, chap. 16: Cardiac physiology, CHD and pharmacology
Week 14 - Off-site anesthesia
a) C么t茅, chap. 45: Remote location
b) C么t茅, chap. 46: PACU
c) C么t茅, chap. 47: Sedation
Regional Anesthesia - (Four Weeks)
Week 1- Regional Basics & Nerve Localization
Anatomy of Pain听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_1a_anatomy_of_pain_-_kaye_4.pdf
CPNB Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_1b_cpnb_review_2011.pdf
CPNB vs Opioids听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_1c_cpnb_vs_opioid_liu_06.pdf
Nerve Stim Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_1d_nerve_stim_review_2012.pdf
US Concepts and Future Trends听听听听 听 听 听 听听听听 wk_1e_us_concepts_and_trends_2010.pdf
Week 2 - Upper Extremity
Local Anesthetic Pharmacology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_2a_pharmacology_-_kaye_5.pdf
Upper Extremity Blocks听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_2b_upper_extremity_blocks_-_kaye_13.pdf
Upper Limb Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_2c_upper_limb_review_cja.pdf
Shoulder & Upper Arm Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_2d_shoulder_review_2012.pdf
Week 3 - Lower Extremity
Lower Extremity Review听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_3a_le_review_enneking_05.pdf
Lower Extremity Review 2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_3b_le_review_cja_2007.pdf
Femoral Nerve Block in TKA听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_3c_fnb_tka_meta.pdf
Week 4 - Complications
LAST Practice Advisory听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_4a_asra_last_2010.pdf
LAST Treatment听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_4b_last_2010.pdf
Regional in the Infected Patient听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_4c_regional_in_the_febrile.pdf
Anticoagulation Guidelines听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 wk_4d_asra_anticoagulation_guidelines.pdf
MUHC -Pain Management Resources
MUHC - Pain Management Resources - adult
MUHC - Pain Management Resources - pediatric
Pain - quick tips - anesthesia
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