I do feel like the LVRS patients really benefit. Our lung transplants have started getting more epidurals (opposite trend). But ITM+intercostal exparel+cryo for most thoracic seems sufficient. For trainees, a bummer since it’s certainly a slightly different skill set than lumbar when you do need it.

associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

That’s it! And it was a long one. Anything anyone else used or recommends to current residents?

Would love to have other resources to check out and/or recommend, whether it’s for acing the test or being a standout on a clinical rotations.

- For exams, anesthesia anki decks definitely exist, but I personally never used them. I found TrueLearn to be sufficient for retrieval practice, but if you’re a big Anki fan, Ankisthesia is the one I’ve heard most using:
ankiweb.net/shared/decks...

- Stoeltling’s co-existing disease: GREAT reference to prep for a case when you’re encountering an infrequent comorbidity, LESS helpful for exams

- Stoeltling’s pharmacology and physiology: More along the lines of Barash/big Miller, but I’d argue often less used than the other two. Didn’t use it

- Stanford CA1 guide: Linked below, is a great collection of slide decks to review as an M4 or during CA1 orientation. NOT test studying material

- Jaffe’s: GREAT for prepping to staff a case, but NOT test studying material

ether.stanford.edu/ca1_new/

Other popular books:
- Big Miller (aka Miller’s Anesthesia): More in depth than Barash, and would be good for similar uses or reference. NOT a test study book to read cover to cover

- Baby Barash (aka Clinical Anesthesia Fundamentals): Similar to baby Miller, didn’t like the formatting as much

- Yao and Artusio: While I barely touched this as a resident, I’m currently reading it through for oral boards (aka APPLIED). I think for an APPLIED, it’s probably one of the better options, *but* APPLIED is more about articulating what you know rather than rote learning, so practice makes perfect