Online Anesthesia Resources (selected)                                          -compiled by Tom VerLee

A select list of Anesthesia Resource links, providing quick clinical information, when you need it STAT
This is NOT a substitute for an in-depth textbook.

For other Anesthesia Resources of a less-urgent nature, 
go to
PAGE TWO

Tom VerLee's
GUIDE to
MMC Anesthesiology Practices

-contains all the internal practice guidelines & protocols at Maine Medical Center. 

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 Drug Information (RxList):

Propofol GENERIC Notice 2010 (pdf)  NEW

-"Quick & Dirty", searchable; mostly oral drugs; 
also Alternative (herbal) Meds
-from the Distributor
ACLS algorithms:  Adult         Pediatric  
AHA Guidelines Update Dec 2005  
ACLS.net;  Ped Emrg Med DB
Circulation 12/05; not exactly web-friendly
 eMedicine.com A remarkably complete & current collection of monographs on almost every aspect of medicine, indexed by specialtySearchable.
Emergency Drugs in Anesthesiology
Resuscitation Drugs: Pediatric

STAT Orders from Pharmacy (MMC)
-from MD Anderson Hospital
-compiled by Indrit Reso MD, on MMC Palm Pages
-Maine Medical Center Pharmacy
Femoral Nerve Block (for post-op knee pain) (pdf)
Regional Anesthesia Techniques
 
Regional Anesthesia Lower Extremity
Local Anesthetic Toxicity Treatment (pdf) 
-Charles Higgins MD
-NY School of Regional Anesthesia
-Duke University
-Anesthesiology July 2006; Assoc. of Anaesthetists, Great Britain
Clinical Tips & Tricks in Anesthesia -Simple tips for better & safer patient care
Difficult Airway Algorithm (pdf)
Gross Anatomy Atlas Images 
Using the Bullard 'Scope & Light Wand

Care & Feeding of Fiberoptic Scopes
(mandatory for all)
How to Drive a Flexible Fiberoptic Scope  
-ASA 
-Umit Calisirisci
-University of Florida
-James Flowerdew MD & David Spach
-MetroHealth, Cleveland

Pediatric Anesthesia Drug Dose Calculator 
Body Mass Index (BMI)
NEW & other Medical Calculators

-Michael Loomis CRNA 
-MedCalc (Charles Y. Hu)
Medical Dictionary Online  -emedicine/Stedman's
User ID & Password Required to access the following resources when off the MMC Campus:

Drug Information (Micromedex)
MD Consult

More detail than Rx List
Licensed access paid by MMC Library


You are Visitor as of 2 April 2010 

Unfortunately, these links are only as reliable as the Internet. Some sites may be non-functional or slow to load. 
I try to check frequently to make sure each link remains active.
If you have suggestions for additional sites to add to this list or to "Page Two", please email me.

Thomas VerLee MD
verlet@spectrummg.com


updated 2 May 2010