Obstetric Anaesthesia

This handbook covers all aspects of obstetric anaesthesia the trainee anaesthetist will encounter when on the labour ward, and its accessible style makes it essential reading for other members of the labour ward team. Broken down into topics, with bullet points, boxes and quick-reference clinical information throughout, this is an invaluable text for anyone involved in this challenging subspecialty area. In addition to conventional chapters covering maternal physiology, pathophysiology, and obstetric regional and general anaesthetic techniques, there is practical and useful advice on how to survive on the labour ward and anticipate potential problems. A chapter is dedicated to the important and often neglected area of the antenatal identification and preparation of mothers with potential for anaesthetic problems during childbirth Postnatal review of the mothers who have received attention from the anaesthetist during labour is also comprehensively covered. There is practical advice on caring for the sick mother suffering major haemorrhage, hypertensive and embolic diseases, and a chapter devoted to managing the collapsed and compromised parturient.The final section is a comprehensive and easily navigated A-Z of the less common conditions encountered in mothers on the delivery ward including references for further reading.

ISBN 0199208328   Pages 708 ISBN13 9780199208326 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 360 Imprint Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Series title Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Anaesthesia Publication date 21 Aug 2008   Height (mm) 185 Library of Congress RD83   Width (mm) 104 DEWEY 617.9682   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1		Thinking about obstetric anaesthesia		1
2		Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health		31
3		Maternal physiology		45
4		Maternal pathophysiology		69
5		Antenatal issues including pain management		123
6		Non-regional labour analgesia		153
7		Regional techniques in pregnancy		173
8		Regional analgesia for labour		221
9		Anaesthesia for caesarean section - basic principles		255
10		Anaesthesia for caesarean section - regional anaesthesia		281
11		Anaesthesia for caesarean section - general anaesthesia		311
12		Postdelivery symptom control		337
13		Anaesthesia and analgesia for specific obstetric indications		345
14		Postpartum review and problems		395
15		Anaesthesia for non-obstetric surgery		425
16		Major obstetric haemorrhage		433
17		Pre-eclampsia		455
18		Embolic disease		479
19		The collapsed and compromised parturient		493
20		The fetus		537
21		Controversies in obstetric analgesia		565
22		A-Z of conditions in obstetric anaesthesia		581
		Index		673

The book is an excellent practical guide to the management of everyday problems encountered on the labour ward... For those starting obstetric anaesthetic on calls, this book is gold dust...excellent value for money...recommended. British Journal of Hospital Medicine ...exceedingly well organized [and] there are many instances of clear and effective plans for dealing with clinical situations...the amount of detail is impressive and certainly sufficient to pass the professional examinations...excellent, informative, and relevant...highly recommended. British Journal of Anaesthesia ...having ths succinct and easy-to-find volume of information at arm's length is an essential and irreplaceable resource. We would personally recommend this book, especially for trainees. Anaesthesia: Journal of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland With the widespread availability of internet access in our hospital, one could question the need for such a book. However, having this succinct and easy-to-find volume of information at arm's length is an essential and irreplaceable resource R.Sirian, Nottingham University Hospitals, Anaesthesia

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