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Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery reads, and what each title is for.

7Titles listed
4Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at a glance

Surgery for congenital heart disease, neonatal cardiac repair and paediatric cardiac intensive care.

DisciplinePaediatric Sub-specialties
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromUsually Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery

Mavroudis and Backer and Jonas are the two operative texts fellows read the night before a case, and most units keep both because they differ on technique for the same lesion. Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes is the reference for morphology, physiology and long-term results, and is what gets quoted in seminars and journal club. Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children covers the post-operative intensive care half of the job, which in Indian units is a large part of what the fellow actually does. Moss and Adams and Anderson's supply the cardiology background needed to argue a case at the joint cardiology-surgery meeting.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Mavroudis and Backer's Pediatric Cardiac Surgerycore readingConstantine Mavroudis, Carl L. Backer (eds.) · Wiley-BlackwellThe main operative reference, read lesion-by-lesion before theatre for exposure, technique and pitfalls.
  2. Comprehensive Surgical Management of Congenital Heart Diseasecore readingRichard A. JonasThe second operative account fellows read against Mavroudis, particularly strong on perfusion and neuroprotection strategy.
  3. Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgerycore readingNicholas T. Kouchoukos, Eugene H. Blackstone, Frank L. Hanley, James K. Kirklin (eds.) · Elsevier · 4th edition (2013)The reference for morphology, indications and outcome data, and the source of the numbers quoted in academic sessions.
  4. Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Childrencore readingRoss M. Ungerleider, Kristen Nelson McMillan, David S. Cooper, Jon N. Meliones, Jeffrey P. Jacobs (eds.) · Elsevier · 3rd edition (2018)The book the fellow reads for post-operative cardiac ICU management, ECMO and low cardiac output states.
  5. Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and AdolescentsreferenceRobert E. Shaddy, Daniel J. Penny, Timothy F. Feltes, Frank Cetta, Sanjeev Mital (eds.) · Wolters KluwerUsed for the medical cardiology background and natural history behind the surgical decision.
  6. Anderson's Pediatric CardiologyreferenceGil Wernovsky, Robert H. Anderson, Krishna Kumar, Kumar K. Mysore, Andrew N. Redington, James S. Tweddell, Justin T. Tretter (eds.) · ElsevierConsulted for cardiac morphology and segmental analysis, which is the language used in joint meetings.
  7. Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive CarereferenceEduardo M. Da Cruz, Dunbar Ivy, James Jaggers (eds.) · Springer · 1st edition (2013)The multi-volume set kept in the ICU for combined medical, surgical and intensive care management of a single lesion.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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FNB Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery — questions

Which books do FNB Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 4 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Paediatric Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery from?

Usually Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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