Obstetric Anesthesia Practice

 

Description:

As the practice of obstetric anesthesia becomes increasingly recognized as a major subspecialty of anesthesia, there is a growing interest from current practitioners to evolve their neuraxial, regional, and general anesthesia techniques and understanding of the latest evidence.

 Obstetric Anesthesia Practice is a timely update in the field, providing a concise, evidence-based, and richly illustrated book for students, trainees, and practicing clinicians.

Comprehensive in scope, this book addresses the essential topics necessary for the practitioner to quickly assess the patient and risk stratify them, decide on the type of analgesic and anesthetic plan most appropriate as well as its feasibility and safety, provide expert consultation to the other members of the obstetric team, manage anesthesia care and complications, and arrange for advanced care if needed.

 

Table of Contents:

 

1 Physiological Changes During Pregnancy

2 The Placenta: Anatomy, Physiology, Uteroplacental Blood Flow, and Drug Transfer

3 Fetal Physiology and Antepartum Fetal Surveillance

4 Coexisting Disease and the Parturient: Part One—Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Renal, Gastrointestinal Systems

5 Coexisting Disease and the Parturient: Part Two—Hematologic, Neurologic, Musculoskeletal and Immune Systems

6 Parturient Pre-Anesthesia Assessment and Evaluation

7 The High-Risk Obstetric Patient: Pregnancy-Induced Conditions

8 Intrapartum Monitoring and Fetal Assessment

9 Obstetric Management of Labor and Vaginal Delivery

10 Pharmacology and Non-anesthetic Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation

11 Local Anesthetics

12 Opioid Analgesia

13 Neuraxial Anesthesia

14 Alternative Regional Anesthetic Techniques

15 Non-Opioid Analgesic Techniques for Labor and Vaginal Delivery

16 Non-pharmacologic Labor Analgesia

17 Neuraxial Techniques and Medications for Cesarean Delivery

18 Airway Management

19 General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

20 Obstetric Hemorrhage

21 Cesarean Delivery: Postoperative Management

22 Neonatal Assessment and Resuscitation

23 Postpartum Complications in Obstetric Anesthesia

24 Trauma and Critical Care During Pregnancy

25 Non-obstetric Surgery During Pregnancy

26 Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery

27 Anesthesia and Assisted Reproductive Techniques

28 Medicolegal Issues in Obstetric Anesthesia

Index