Textbooks and other resources for CV anesthesia

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Hi guys, I apologize in advance if there is a similar thread on this but I tried look back a few pages and the closest I could find was the periop. advanced eho thread....

Anyways, a CA-2 here, matched in ACTA/ICU recently. In our residency, we have a TEE elective rotation where we go around ORs and learn how to do TEEs. It's a great rotation for those who are interested in CV but due to limited resources it is not terribly organized. Anyways, I was hoping if you guys could recommend some textbooks that I can read to get ready for this as well as my CV fellowship. Resources other than textbooks are also welcomed.

Cheers!

 

[deleted171991]

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[itwasalladream]

We had a very similar rotation in our program. Practical Perioperative TEE by David Sidebotham was used for the rotation. It's got enough info to be a good foundation for a future CT fellow, but not so much that's it's an overwhelming first text.

 

[T-burglar]

There’s quite a bit to cover but I would start with:

cardiopulmonary Bypass and Mechanical Support: Principles and Practice

And

ASE Guidelines for comprehensive transesophageal echocardiography

Initially you need to focus on how you transition from 1 view to another and visualize in your head why the prescribed probe adjustments produce the views they do. Worry about physiology and pathology once you can actually get the views and start to develop your spatial orientation to the anatomy

 

[T-burglar]

Learning TEE to consultant level in 2019 is a MASSIVE undertaking for an anesthesiologist. Cardiologists have 3 years, you have 1. Just mentally prepare yourself for that. It’s such a massive topic that it’s starting to become its own subspecialty (interventional echocardiography fellowships and positions)

 

[Twiggidy]

I'm not sure if there's a new edition but Conquer the PTE Exam was good for questions. I basically did it front to back all year. As FFP posted, the Hensley's book is essential and if you have office space, get the Kaplan book to keep on your desk to look good for your attendings. I like to have one "big book" just in case I need slightly more detail but the Hensley book is the workhorse.

Anytime you drop a probe do a full exam. See as much disease a possible and as much "normal" as possible. I remember a few surgeons got on my case because we dropped probes for something specific (like an effusion) and I went ahead a did full exams. Why? Because thats what will separate you as a cardiac anesthesiologist vs an anesthesiologist who happens to do cardiac.

Also learn 3D. The CV surgeons will give you a gold star if you can show them some 3D shots.

 

[vector2]

Hi guys, I apologize in advance if there is a similar thread on this but I tried look back a few pages and the closest I could find was the periop. advanced eho thread....

Anyways, a CA-2 here, matched in ACTA/ICU recently. In our residency, we have a TEE elective rotation where we go around ORs and learn how to do TEEs. It's a great rotation for those who are interested in CV but due to limited resources it is not terribly organized. Anyways, I was hoping if you guys could recommend some textbooks that I can read to get ready for this as well as my CV fellowship. Resources other than textbooks are also welcomed.

Cheers!

If yours is like most dual trained fellowships then you'll be doing your CCM year first. As someone who's taken both exams, the CCM board is about a dozen times harder than the PTE. You're better off brushing up on some medicine and critical care (which you will use throughout your anesthesia career, not just in the ICUs) and worry about echo when you're in your ACTA year.

 

[deleted171991]

If yours is like most dual trained fellowships then you'll be doing your CCM year first. As someone who's taken both exams, the CCM board is about a dozen times harder than the PTE. You're better off brushing up on some medicine and critical care (which you will use throughout your anesthesia career, not just in the ICUs) and worry about echo when you're in your ACTA year.

You mean that one needs more than one already knows from the anesthesiology residency, to practice critical care?

 

[deleted171991]

I'm not sure if there's a new edition but Conquer the PTE Exam was good for questions. I basically did it front to back all year. As FFP posted, the Hensley's book is essential and if you have office space, get the Kaplan book to keep on your desk to look good for your attendings. I like to have one "big book" just in case I need slightly more detail but the Hensley book is the workhorse.

Anytime you drop a probe do a full exam. See as much disease a possible and as much "normal" as possible. I remember a few surgeons got on my case because we dropped probes for something specific (like an effusion) and I went ahead a did full exams. Why? Because thats what will separate you as a cardiac anesthesiologist vs an anesthesiologist who happens to do cardiac.

Also learn 3D. The CV surgeons will give you a gold star if you can show them some 3D shots.

Plus a good echocardiographer can do a full exam in 5 minutes.

I forgot to mention the best resource to learn the TEE views: Virtual TEE: Toronto, Standard Views, Cardiac, Transesophageal Echocardiography, 3D Heart Model, TOE, Pathology

Get their apps (worth every penny of the $5), and the excellent book they wrote:

Amazon product ASIN 3319601784

 

[Twiggidy]

Plus a good echocardiographer can do a full exam in 5 minutes.

I forgot to mention the best resource to learn the TEE views: Virtual TEE: Toronto, Standard Views, Cardiac, Transesophageal Echocardiography, 3D Heart Model, TOE, Pathology

Get their apps (worth every penny of the $5), and the excellent book they wrote:

Amazon product ASIN 3319601784

YES

Totally forgot about the Toronto website. Very good for learning the views and especially understanding the orientation of the probe for a certain view.