Reading recommendations for upcoming SICU rotation

[lemmonhead]

Hey SDN fam,

I'm an MS4 planning on going into anesthesiology and have an upcoming Anesthesia/SICU rotation at a major academic center and am really looking to shine on this rotation. What should I read up on ahead of time? This is my first time working in an ICU so I'm a little nervous but I'd like to hit the ground running and be as prepared as possible. Any other advice would be appreciated too.

Thanks much!

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[kidthor]

Don't Hassel the Hoff: The Autobiography

 

[deleted171991]

Marino - The ICU Book. Buy the physical book, download the freely included, up-to-date, Inkling ebook version on your phone or tablet.

 

[lemmonhead]

Don't Hassel the Hoff: The Autobiography

Ahh. Perfect! I'm sure he has some resuscitation tips from his lifeguard days on Baywatch.

 

[lemmonhead]

Marino - The ICU Book. Buy the physical book, download the freely included, up-to-date, Inkling ebook version on your phone or tablet.

Perfect. Thanks!

 

[deleted171991]

It may lack some of the surgical stuff, but it's the best ICU book for beginners.

 

[deleted162650]

Ahh. Perfect! I'm sure he has some resuscitation tips from his lifeguard days on Baywatch.

Actually watching old Batwatch episodes is far more productive/enjoyable.

 

[2Fast2Des]

Agree Marino the way to go

 

[Ronin786]

Find a copy of Marik's ICU Book:

Evidence-Based Critical Care: 9783319110196: Medicine & Health ...
Amazon product
If you dont read anything, just read the chapter on how to present an ICU patient. Your staff will love you.

 

[deleted171991]

Find a copy of Marik's ICU Book:

Evidence-Based Critical Care: 9783319110196: Medicine & Health ...
Amazon product
If you dont read anything, just read the chapter on how to present an ICU patient. Your staff will love you.

That's a beautiful book, just not for students (and not for SICU, except with a well-read open-minded attending). It may be too deep waters, even for residents.

 

[Laryngophed]

Make sure you read the TRICC trial and the ARDS Net/ARMA trial papers.

 

[D4C]

The House of God

 

[deleted171991]

The House of God

Overrated.

 

[deleted875186]

The House of God

Underrated. Nobody reads it anymore, and nobody gets my jokes when I refer to the book.

 

[zizzer]

Agree with Marino's book but take some things with a grain of salt. It kind of reads like an old opinionated attending's personal take on ICU management. Sometimes it feels like he deviates from common consensus a bit to go on some crusade of some sort. The plus side of it is that this makes it more readable and memorable (less boring). Also, it includes in-text citations, so you can easily check the reliability of claims yourself.

I would also download the journal app in the Apple store. I forget if that's the right name, but the logo is a red square with a white J in it I think. It's about $8, but includes summaries, bottom-lines, and key criticisms for major medical RCTs. You can organize by specialty, and many are anesthesiology or CC. You'll shine for sure if you know the bottom line takeaways and criticisms of the CC studies on there.

 

[abolt18]

Agree with Marino's book but take some things with a grain of salt. It kind of reads like an old opinionated attending's personal take on ICU management. Sometimes it feels like he deviates from common consensus a bit to go on some crusade of some sort. The plus side of it is that this makes it more readable and memorable (less boring). Also, it includes in-text citations, so you can easily check the reliability of claims yourself.

I would also download the journal app in the Apple store. I forget if that's the right name, but the logo is a red square with a white J in it I think. It's about $8, but includes summaries, bottom-lines, and key criticisms for major medical RCTs. You can organize by specialty, and many are anesthesiology or CC. You'll shine for sure if you know the bottom line takeaways and criticisms of the CC studies on there.

It's called "the journal club app" and you can get all the info for free from the website www.wikijournalclub.org and I agree that it's an awesome resource.

Just click on critical care and start reading!

 

[MirrorTodd]

Also, White Coat Investor. You gotta learn about money at some point and this is as good a starting point as any.

 

[deleted697535]

Are you guys serious? Recommending an 1100 page book full of rambling history to an MS4 for prereading?
Come on now...

Amazon product

Revision Notes in Intensive Care Medicine (Oxford Specialty Training: Revision Texts) Paperback – 1 Jun 2016
by Stuart Gillon (Author)


480 pages. On point. No nonsese.
Its uk but apart from units it has a lot of the same research, drugs etc

Marino's is great. For fellowship and final exams. Not for MS4 who has about 6 seconds free to read

 

[zizzer]

Marino's contains a lot of easy reading, and you don't have to read every chapter. Maybe there are better ones out there though.

 

[MirrorTodd]

Ah I got through it in like 1 month. The chapters are short and like the above mentioned, you don't have to read everything. The first 3 chapters are vascular access I think, which better taught hands on than reading.