MASTER THE MACHINES
-A Clinical Course in Mechanical Circulatory Support-
Resources
What I Have Used to Create Master the Machines
This all started by me taking clinical notes as a fellow and as a junior attending in the cardiac operating room and intensive care unit with information coming from various places. Some from device manufacturers themselves, others from device reps, my attendings, random books or UpToDate excerpts and more. I owe it to my readers to show them where I have been, and still am obtaining the information I am learning and expounding upon in my course! I have laid them out below and will continue to add to them as I continue to expand on my materials!
Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery
The quintessential cardiac surgical ICU handbook, commonly known as Bojar (the author!). This book is great for guiding not only post operative management, but surgical approaches, indications, and much more!
Kaplan's Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia
An awesome, easy to read textbook that focuses on the anesthetic management of cardiac surgical patients. It also discussed topics like echocardiography, cath lab, materials and more!
The Alfred: ECMO Guidelines
As one of the busiest ECMO centers in the world, the Alfred in Australia has put together and publicly put out guidelines and recommendations that they use when managing their ECMO patients in the ICU. Everything from how they select patients to methods of cannulation to ramp trials and more, this is an unbelievable (and free!) resource!
The University of Toronto: icuECMO Quick Reference
Much like the Alfred, the University of Toronto is one of the busiest ECMO centers in the world and the incredible clinicians there have put together an incredible ECMO resource with guidance on how they select and manage their ECMO patients! Again, totally free!
Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist for use During Cardiogenic Shock
Information right from the horse's mouth... This instruction and clinical reference manual explains in detail all about the Impella 5.5 device, how it works, troubleshooting, and much more! And best of all, it comes directly from Abiomed!
Thoratec Corporation HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System Instructions for Use
Like the Impella book, this IFU handbook published DIRECTLY from the makers of the HeartMate 3 LVAD, this a wealth of knowledge written and published online by the company itself and contains all sorts of information regarding mechanisms and management of the LVAD pump system.
American Society of Echocardiography: Echo Guidelines
These free guidelines published by the American College of Cardiology on echocardiography are an incredible tool for being up to date on measurements, values, how to perform, and much more!
​ELSO Website and Clinical Guidelines
An invaluable resource for better understanding ECMO, who we put on, why we put on, and the general governing recommendations from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.
Teleflex Academy- IABP
While not available online, this educational resource available through contact of Teleflex is a mini-course on the IABP and covers materials like waveforms, troubleshooting, balloon sizing, and more! Send a request to Teleflex below!
Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting's Clinical Anesthesia
A monster textbook and a lynchpin of anesthesia education, this served as a great resource to better understand monitors and some of the complex cardiopulmonary physiology we see in the OR with complex cardiac disease
Youtube Channel: White Board and Marker Cardiology Lectures - Dr. Naseer Ahmed Khan MD, FACC
I would be lying if I said I didn't use YouTube like everyone else! The channel... was invaluable for helping me to learn how to read cardiac cath imaging. I highly recommend checking out this youtube channel for more great videos on cath lab content!
Youtube Channel: Elias Hanna - Dr. Elias Hanna
I would be lying if I said I didn't use YouTube like everyone else! The channel... was invaluable for helping me to learn how to read cardiac cath imaging. I highly recommend checking out this youtube channel for more great videos on cath lab content!
Perioperative Two-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook
A mainstay of all cardiac anesthesiologists, this handbook is used regularly in the operating room to help learn the important aspects of intraoperative cardiac echocardiography and helping to guide surgeons through their operations. A must have for anyone who wants echo learning in a quick, digestible manner!
Extracorporeal Life Support: The ELSO Red Book
Published by ELSO themselves, the ELSO Red Book is a great resources for learning more about ECMO. How to manage, target flows, management goals and much, much more!
Impella RP System
Just like the Impella 5.5 resources published online by Abiomed, the same resource is available for the Impella RP! The right sided impella support system! A great resource for learning about one of the only available right sided support devices!