Resident Reading List
The listed texts may be ordered at a discount through Wendy Lister, Department of Anesthesia, extension 4801. The earlier you start reading the texts, the better!
Key Texts in Anesthesia
- Miller RD, et al. Anesthesia, 5th Edition (2 volumes), Churchill Livingstone.
- If you read one book during your residency, this is the one.
- Stoelting and Dierdorf. Anesthesia and Coexisting Disease, Latest Edition.
- Almost one-half of the ABA exam deals with pathophysiology of disease states or altered physiology. This is a very valuable text for all residents.
- Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
- This is a pocket quick reference for day-to-day use.
- Rogers MC et al. Principles and Practice of Anesthesiology, Latest Edition (2 volumes), Mosby.
- This text makes the enormous effort of highlighting the information that will truly make you a consultant in anesthesia.
Other Texts
- Gaba. Crisis Management in Anesthesiology. Churchill Livingstone.
- Berry F. Management of Routine and Uncommon Problems in Pediatric Anesthesia, Latest Edition.
- Eminently readable.
- Dorsch JA and Dorsch SE. Understanding Anesthesia Equipment, Latest Edition.
- Don't miss this one.
- Barasch PG. Clinical Anesthesia, Latest Edition (and companion).
- Distributed by Burroughs Wellcome.
- Stoelting RK and Miller RD. Basics of Anesthesia.
- AKA "Baby Miller." Good start for medical students. You will likely fail boards if this is the only book you read.
- Schnider and Levinson. Obstetrics, Latest Edition.
- Stehling LC. Common Problems in Pediatric Anesthesia.
- The experts describe exactly how they would handle specific pediatric problems.
- Smith's Anesthesia for Infants and Children.
- Gregory GA. Pediatric Anesthesia.
- Newfield P and Cottrell JE. Handbook of Neuroanesthesia.
- Yao and Artusio. Anesthesiology, Problem-Oriented Patient Management.
- Faust RJ. Anesthesiology Review.
- Kaplan JA. Cardiac Anesthesia, Latest Edition.
- Benumof. Thoracic Anesthesia.
- Winnie AP. Plexus Anesthesia: Perivascular Techniques of Brachial Plexus Block.
- Martin JT. Positioning in Anesthesia and Surgery.
- Stene JK and Grande CM. Trauma Anesthesia.
- Cousins MJ and Bridenbaugh PO. Neural Blockade in Clinical Anesthesia and Management of Pain.
- ASA Annual Refresher Course Lectures.
- Gregory GA. Pediatric Anesthesia.
Anesthesia Journals
- Anesthesiology.
- Official journal of the ASA. A must.
- Anesthesia and Analgesia.
- Official journal of the IARS. Another must.
- Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.
- Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.
- Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.
- American Journal of Anesthesiology.
- British Journal of Anesthesia.
- Anaesthesia.
- Journal of Clinical Monitoring.
- Critical Care Medicine.
- Progress in Anesthesiology.
- Current Reviews in Anesthesiology.
- Seminars in Anesthesia.
- Problems in Anesthesia.
- Audiodigest Anesthesiology. (cassettes)
- Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.