Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures, 4th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780781766708 ISBN-10: 0781766702 Copyright: 2009 Edition: 4th Editors: Jaffe, Richard A., Samuels, Stanley I., Schmiesing, Clifford A., Golianu, Brenda, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 90 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Mohammed Minhaj,  MD  (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine) Description This is a review of surgical procedures from the perspectives of both anesthesiologists and surgeons, divided into surgical subspecialties and further into sections on major/common surgical procedures in that subspecialty (e.g. neurosurgery has a section on craniotomy for tumor, among others). Purpose The purpose is to provide clinically relevant information about a wide variety of surgical procedures. It is helpful to have such a resource when taking care of a patient for a procedure with which a clinician is unfamiliar or has not done recently. Audience Anesthesiologists are the intended audience, and students, residents, and faculty can all benefit from the book. The authors clearly state that this is not meant to be a textbook of surgery or anesthesia, but rather a source of important clinical information about specific procedures. This is a wonderful resource for new trainees in anesthesiology, providing a useful foundation of the surgical considerations as well as the anesthetic considerations involved in procedures that are new to them. Features The procedures in each of the subspecialties cover surgical considerations (with positioning, typical blood loss, complications, etc.) and anesthetic considerations (preoperative, intraoperative, monitoring, etc.). A table summarizes both the surgical and anesthetic aspects of the procedure. This edition includes more color (both the tables and the illustrations), which makes it an even easier read. Assessment For new trainees, this book is a must have. I make this mandatory reading (along with a basic anesthesia textbook) for the residents I tutor at the beginning of their anesthesia training so they can familiarize themselves with surgical procedures and some of the anesthetic considerations. Even for experienced practitioners, it serves as an excellent resource for recall of aspects of a surgical procedure for which they have not provided anesthesia recently. This edition continues the book's strong tradition and is easier to read with the increased use of color. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 3 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 4 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 8 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.