for example stanford or ucla residents
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Could you name heart surgery text books that cardiac surgery residents must study?
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When I went through training I had the Hopkins Manual of CT Surgery and Mastery of CT Surgery.
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Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest is pretty good overall
Pearson's Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes and Jonas are really good for congenital heart surgery
Separately, I like the TSRA review and the TSRA clinical scenarios books.
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You'll be busy so efficiency is key here. Agree with my colleague above about the TSRA books, the review and the clinical scenarios are a must have. All I ever did for the inservice exam was the TSRA review and SESATS and I usually did okay (~70%).
If you're an absolute beginner get the TSRA primer, that thing is solid gold and will make u look like less of an idiot starting out.
I like the organization of the Hopkins text book and its easier to read, so if you're looking for a big textbook to just sit and read I would give that a try. The Khonsari atlas is a must have, it teaches you how to operate and most importantly how to consistently un**** yourself...if you don't know what that means you will soon 🙂 If you're a junior resident or starting out get Bojar's manual also for the ICU care.
Overall I would say if you're starting out in cardiac I would get both TSRA books and the primer, Hopkins, Khonsari and Bojar. If you're a thoracic person you'll need a thoracic book with some atlas function on top of that....I like Sugarbakers book but again I'm a cardiac person so take that with a grain of salt. I defer to my thoracic pals for advice on that (sugarbaker vs pearson vs sabiston & spencer)
I use Cohn and Kirklin for reference mostly if I really want to drill down on a topic, I find them hard to read in entirety. I liked Mastery but some of the chapters can be a little hit or miss in my opinion and I don't think the organization of it is good for the beginner especially....I would flip through that one before you buy it.
If you're an absolute beginner get the TSRA primer, that thing is solid gold and will make u look like less of an idiot starting out.
I like the organization of the Hopkins text book and its easier to read, so if you're looking for a big textbook to just sit and read I would give that a try. The Khonsari atlas is a must have, it teaches you how to operate and most importantly how to consistently un**** yourself...if you don't know what that means you will soon 🙂 If you're a junior resident or starting out get Bojar's manual also for the ICU care.
Overall I would say if you're starting out in cardiac I would get both TSRA books and the primer, Hopkins, Khonsari and Bojar. If you're a thoracic person you'll need a thoracic book with some atlas function on top of that....I like Sugarbakers book but again I'm a cardiac person so take that with a grain of salt. I defer to my thoracic pals for advice on that (sugarbaker vs pearson vs sabiston & spencer)
I use Cohn and Kirklin for reference mostly if I really want to drill down on a topic, I find them hard to read in entirety. I liked Mastery but some of the chapters can be a little hit or miss in my opinion and I don't think the organization of it is good for the beginner especially....I would flip through that one before you buy it.
What he/she said. If your program will front the cost, get the SESATS for questions. For quick reads, I also found the Thoracic Surgery Clinics articles to be very well-done. Lastly, the TSRA Operative Dictations book is money in the bank for going through steps and also some pitfalls and obviously for dication purposes.
