RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR CANDIDATES PREPARING FOR THE

EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND INTENSIVE CARE

TITLE AUTHOR/ED PUBLISHER DATE

Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care A-Z (5th Edition) Yentis, Hirsch & Ip Churchill Livingston 2013
Clinical Anesthesia (6th Edition) Barash,Cullen,Stoelting, Cahalan, Stock Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2009
Essence of Anesthesia Practice (3rd Edition) Fleisher & Roizen Saunders 2011
Fundamentals of Anaesthesia (3rd Edition) Smith, Pinnock & Lin Cambridge University Press 2009
Handbook of Clinical Anaesthesia Pollard Edward Arnold 2011
Millers Anaesthesia (8th Edition) Miller, Eriksson, Fleisher & Wiener-Kronish Churchill Livingstone 2014
A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia (5th Edition) Hensley, Martin & Gravlee Lippincott Williams and Witkins 2013
Analgesia, Anaesthesia and Pregnancy: A practical Guide (3rd
Edition) Yentis & Malhotra Cambridge University Press 2013
Core Topics in Paediatric Anaesthesia James & Walker Cambridge University Press 2013
Clinical mdicine (8th Edition) Kumar & Clark Saunders 2012
Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia Allman & Wilson Oxford University Press 2011

Regional Anaesthesia
Regional Anaesthesia, Stimulation, and Ultrasound
Warman, Conn, Nicholls, Wilkinson Oxford University Press 2014
Techniques
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Bigeleisen Springhouse Publishing Co 2010
Ultrasound Guidance in Regional Anaesthesia: Principles and
Marhofer Oxford University Press 2010
practical implementation

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Physiology
Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist Power & Kam Hodder Arnold 2012
Respiratory Physiology: the Essentials (9th Edition) West Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2012
Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials (8th Edition) West Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2012
Ganongs Review of Medical Physiology (24th Edition) Barret, Barman, Boitano & Brooks McGraw-Hill Medical 2012

Pharmacology
Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (4th Edition) Peck & Hill Cambridge University Press 2014
Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia - Foundations
Hemmings & Egan Elsevier Saunders 2013
and clinical application

Physics and Clinical Measurement

Basic Physics and measurement in anaesthesia (5th Edition) Davis & Kenny Elsevier Health Sciences 2003
The Physics, Clinical Measurement and Equipment of
Maggie & Tooley Oxford University Press 2011
Anaesthetic Practice

Intensive Care
Textbook of Critical Care, 6th Edition Vincent, Abraham, Kochanek, Moore & Fink Elsevier 2011
Key Clinical Topics in Critical Care Cook, Thomas, Nolan & Parr JP Medical Ltd 2014

Anaesthetic Equipment
Essentials of Anaesthetic Equipment (4th Edition) Al-Sheikh & Stacey Elsevier Health Sciences 2013
Wards Anaesthetic Equipment (6th Edition) Davey A. & Diba A. Saunders 2011

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Books in French
Echographie en anesthsie rgionale priphrique Eisenberg, Gaertner, Clavert & Tubert Arnette Blackwell 2007
Manuel Pratique dAnesthsie Albrecht, Haberer, Buchser, & Moret Elsevier Masson 2009
Protocoles 2013 d'anesthsie ranimation Mapar Editions Mapar 2013
Procdures anesthsiques lies aux techniques chirurgicales Mrat, Peraldi, Sauvageon Editions Arnette 2011
Trait d'anesthsie et de ranimation Fourcade, Geeraerts, Minville, Samii Lavoisier 2014

Books in Spanish
Situaciones Clnicas en Anestesia y en Cuidados Intensivos Hernndez Martnez Editorial Mdica Panamericana 2013
Anestesia. Fundamentos y Manejo Clnico Carlos Tornero Tornero Editorial Mdica Panamericana 2015

VIVA Orientated
Dr Podcast Scripts for Primary FRCA Leslie, Johnson and Goodwin Cambridge University Press 2011
Physics, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anaesthetists - Key
Cross & Plunkett Cambridge University Press 2014
Concepts for the FRCA (2nd Edition)
The Anaesthesia Science Viva Book Bricker Cambridge University Press 2008
The Clinical Anaesthesia Viva Book Barker, Mills, Maguire Cambridge University Press 2009
Structured Oral Examination in Clinical Anaesthesia: Practice
Mendonca, Hillermann, James & Kumar TFM Publishing Ltd 2009
Examination Papers

MCQ
Short Answer Questions and MCQs in Anaesthesia and
Murphy & Dashfield Hodder Arnold 2013
Intensive Care (2nd Edition)
QBase Anaesthesia: Volume 6, MCQ Companion to
Fundamentals of Anaesthesia: MCQ Companion to Pinnock, Jones, Maguire & Barker Cambridge University Press 2004
Fundamentals of Anaesthesia

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 Useful Websites and Podcasts
www.frcaq.com On-line testing site Over 1500 MCQs
www.frca.co.uk
www.dr-podcast.co.uk

English textbooks updated by Dr A. Varvinskiy, Department of Anaesthesia, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, United Kingdom, December 2014.
French textbooks updated by Prof J.-J. Lehot, Hpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon, France, December 2014.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS IN GERMAN LANGUAGE

Ansthesie
Die Ansthesiologie Rossaint, Werner, Zwiler Springer 3. Auflage 2011
Ansthesie Larsen Elsevier 10. Auflage 2013
Ansthesiologie Kochs, Adams, Spies Thieme 2008
Komplikationen in der Ansthesie: Fallbeispiele Analyse
Hbler, Koch Springer 2. Auflage 2011
Prvention
Ansthesie und Begleiterkrankungen: Perioperatives
Wappler, Tonner, Brkle Thieme 2. Auflage 2011
Management des kranken Patienten
Kinderansthesie Jhr Urban & Fischer 8. Auflage 2013
MEMORIX AINS - Periphere Regionalansthesie Bttner, Meier Thieme 2011
Ansthesie. Fragen und Antworten Kehl, Wilke Springer 5. Auflage 2013
Repetitorium Ansthesiologie Heck, Fresenius, Busch Springer 7. Auflage 2013

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 Intensivmedizin
Grundlagen der maschinellen Beatmung Rathgeber Thieme 2. Auflage 2010
Die Intensivmedizin Burchardi, Larsen, Marx, Muhl Springer 2011
Praxis der Intensivmedizin Wilhelm Springer 2. Auflage 2013
Atmen - Atemhilfen: Atemphysiologie und Beatmungstechnik Oczenski Thieme 9. Auflage 2012
Repetitorium Intensivmedizin. Vorbereitung auf die Prfung
Fresenius, Heck, Zink Springer 5. Auflage 2014
Intensivmedizin

Physiologie
Physiologie: Lehrbuch Klinke, Pape, Kurtz, Silbernagl Thieme 2009

Pharmakologie
Ansthesiologische Pharmakotherapie Thiel, Roewer Thieme 3. Auflage 2014
Pharmakologie und Toxikologie Lllmann, Mohr, Hein Thieme 17. Auflage 2010

Schmerztherapie
Schmerztherapie: Akutschmerz, chronischer Schmerz,
Standl, Schulte am Esch, Treede,Schfer Thieme 2010
Palliativmedizin

Notfallmedizin
Repetitorium Notfallmedizin Brokmann, Rossaint Springer 2. Auflage 2012

German textbooks updated by Prof W. Engelhardt, Ortenau Klinikum Offenburg, Germany, December 2014.