MacDonald's Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology, 6th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781496394255 ISBN-10: 1496394259 Copyright: 2020 Edition: 6th Editor: Ramasethu, Jayashree, Seo, Suna, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 88 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Jay Goldsmith,  MD  (Tulane University School of Medicine) Description This is the sixth edition (fifth edition in 2013) of a well-used book describing common procedures used on neonates. The book also covers physiological monitoring with a new chapter on aEEG and miscellaneous procedures such as phototherapy, hearing screening, and whole-body cooling. With the retirement of Dr. Mhairi MacDonald, Dr. Ramasethu and Dr. Seo have taken over. The accompanying website is a replication of the print book with the added feature of an audiobook. Purpose The purpose is to provide a supplement to the traditional teaching of procedures at the bedside ("watch one, do one, teach one") by experienced clinicians to trainees. The book has a full description of each procedure including indications, equipment, technique, complications, and references. The descriptions are complemented with excellent photographs and figures. The book certainly meets this very worthwhile objective. Audience The audience is all neonatal caretakers including nurses, NNPs, physician trainees, and experienced attendings. The comprehensive approach to this wide array of procedures and monitoring should have application to all aspects of neonatal care. Dr. Ramasethu has been an author of the book for at least the last three editions and many of the contributors are faculty at George Washington University or Georgetown Hospital in Washington, D.C. Features The book's nine sections cover virtually all procedures done on newborns. The initial two sections cover preparation and support and include chapters on informed consent and methods of restraint. Other sections cover procedures such as blood sampling, vascular access, and tube placement. Although there is a chapter on whole body cooling, head cooling is not covered. Most of the photographs are very helpful, but some are a little dark. The appendix is helpful, covering among other topics pain scales and sedative and analgesic agents. Assessment This is the premier reference for neonatal procedures in the field. Other general textbooks or handbooks have brief sections on procedures, but none can compare to the broad coverage and detailed reviews of this book. This should be available in every neonatal unit, and it will be valuable adjunct to the traditional bedside teaching of procedures. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 4 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 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 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 4 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 5 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 4 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. 3 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 1 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 1 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? 5 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.