Anesthesiology
ANZCA Endorsed guidelines
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists (ANZCA) has endorsed a selection of guidelines developed by other organizations.
ANZCA Books and Reports
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists (ANZCA) books and reports, including Australasian Anesthesia, a review on essential topics produced every two years.
Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology
Provided by the European Society of Anesthesiology, Patient Safety in Anesthesiology is a series of resources to raise the safety standards across Europe.
Choosing Wisely – American Society of Anesthesiologists
United States specialty societies representing more than 500,000 physicians developed lists of things physicians and patients should question to improve care and eliminate unnecessary tests and procedures.
Choosing Wisely – American Society of Anesthesiologists – Pain Medicine
United States specialty societies representing more than 500,000 physicians developed lists of things physicians and patients should question to improve care and eliminate unnecessary tests and procedures.
APAGBI Guidelines
The Association of Pediatric Anesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI) Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Perioperative Management – ACC/AHA
2014 American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
Geneva Foundation – Free Medical Journals in Anesthesiology, Pain, and Sedation
The Geneva Foundation is a well-organized directory of links organized by diseases and conditions mostly on gynecology and obstetrics. There is also an excellent link directory on free medical journals in all specialties, including Anesthesiology journals.
Free Medical Journals – Anesthesiology journals with a known impact factor
Free Medical Journals is a platform that provides links to most of the free journals in Anesthesiology.
Free Medical Journals – All Journals in Anesthesiology
Free Medical Journals is a platform that provides links to most of the free journals in Anesthesiology.
Medscape Reference – Perioperative Care (free registration required)
Medscape Reference is a vast free medical resource with content in all medical specialties including perioperative care articles.
Medscape Education – Anesthesiology (free registration required)
Medscape Education is a vast free medical resource and includes continuing medical education content in anesthesiology.
Medscape News – Anesthesiology (free registration required)
Medscape News is an outstanding free medical resource and includes articles reviews from the medical literature in anesthesiology.
Medscape Clinical Procedures (free registration required)
Series of procedures in Anesthetic Techniques.
Merck Manual – Preoperative Evaluation
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy is one of the best-selling medical books of all times and has a section dedicated to the care of the surgical patient.
Amedeo – Anesthesia
Amedeo provides a selection of the most relevant new scientific publications in anesthesia.
Amedeo – Pain Management
Amedeo provides a selection of the most relevant new scientific publications in pain management.
AHA Guidelines for CPR & ECC
The American Heart Association’s CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines.
ERC Guidelines 2015
The European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015 provide specific instructions for how resuscitation should be practiced.
Resuscitation Council (UK) – Resuscitation Guidelines 2015
2015 United Kingdom guidelines on emergency life support including basic and advanced life support for adults, pediatrics and the newborn.
ACC/AHA CV Risk Calculator
This tool is a companion to the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk. It enables healthcare providers and patients to estimate 10-year and lifetime risks for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Framingham Risk Assessment Tool
Risk assessment tool for estimating 10-year risk of developing hard CHD (Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Death) outcomes. The tool uses recent data from the Framingham Heart Study and is designed to estimate risk in adults aged 30 and older who do not have heart disease or diabetes.
QRISK3-2018 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator
QRISK3-2018 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator is based on information collected on over 2 million patients registered in 550 general practices in the UK. It includes other risk factors not present in the Framingham risk assessment tool such as atrial fibrillation, rheumatoid arthritis, body mass index, chronic renal failure, and diabetes. The tool includes a chart that is very helpful to explain to patients their actual risk and their risk relative to others.
The Absolute CVD Risk/Benefit Calculator
This calculator can produce risk scores based on the following calculations: 1) Framingham; 2) QRISK2-2014, and 3) ACC/AHA.
ASSIGN Cardiovascular Risk Score
The ASSIGN is a cardiovascular risk score based on research with Scottish men and women.