Academics
Resources
Academic Resources
Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight
FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
WHO Surgical care at the District Hospital
Important Articles in Austere and Space Surgery
More to be added soon!
Risk prediction and reduction studies:
Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW, Williams DR, Jones JA, Polk JD, Vanderploeg JM, Talamini MA, Campbell MR, Broderick TJ. Prophylactic surgery prior to extended-duration space flight: is the benefit worth the risk? Can J Surg. 2012 Apr;55(2):125-31. doi: 10.1503/cjs.024610. PMID: 22564516; PMCID: PMC3310768.
Reyes DP, Carroll DJ, Walton ME, Antonsen EL, Kerstman EL. Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Prophylactic Surgery Before Extended-Duration Spaceflight. Surg Innov. 2021 Oct;28(5):573-581. doi: 10.1177/1553350620979809. Epub 2020 Dec 18. PMID: 33339485.
Anesthetic considerations for spaceflight:
Agnew JW, Fibuch EE, Hubbard JD. Anesthesia during and after exposure to microgravity. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2004 Jul;75(7):571-80. PMID: 15267078.
Komorowski M, Watkins SD, Lebuffe G, Clark JB. Potential anesthesia protocols for space exploration missions. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2013 Mar;84(3):226-33. doi: 10.3357/asem.3427.2013. PMID: 23513283.
Starck C, Thierry S, Bernard CI, Morineau T, Jaulin F, Chapelain P, Komorowski M. Tracheal intubation in microgravity: a simulation study comparing direct laryngoscopy and videolaryngoscopy†. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Jul;125(1):e47-e53. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.11.029. Epub 2020 Jan 6. PMID: 31916941.
Scarpa J, Wu CL. The role for regional anesthesia in medical emergencies during deep space flight. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Oct;46(10):919-922. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-102710. Epub 2021 May 21. PMID: 34021077.
Technical aspects of surgery in space:
McCuaig KE, Houtchens BA. Management of trauma and emergency surgery in space. J Trauma. 1992 Oct;33(4):610-25; discussion 625-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199210000-00018. PMID: 1433409.
Campbell MR, Billica RD, Johnston SL 3rd. Animal surgery in microgravity. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1993 Jan;64(1):58-62. PMID: 8424742.
Broderick TJ, Privitera MB, Parazynski SE, Cuttino M. Simulated hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) in microgravity. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2005 Apr;15(2):145-8. doi: 10.1089/lap.2005.15.145. PMID: 15898905.
Campbell MR, Williams DR, Buckey JC Jr, Kirkpatrick AW. Animal surgery during spaceflight on the Neurolab Shuttle mission. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2005 Jun;76(6):589-93. PMID: 15945406.
Lerner DJ, Parmet AJ. Interventional radiology: the future of surgery in microgravity. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2013 Dec;84(12):1304-6. doi: 10.3357/asem.3790.2013. PMID: 24459805.
Logistics of surgery in spaceflight:
Perioperative care considerations for spaceflight: