Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook

Sanjay Datta0-387-26075-7, 978-0387-26075-4

As the field of obstetric anesthesia continues to change rapidly, both in technique and in specific pharmaceutical agents used, it is essential for all practitioners caring for the pregnant patient to be familiar with current anesthetic protocols and general concepts in obstetric anesthesia. The Handbook appeals to a wide audience, as it was written with the practicing anesthesiologists in mind, as well as nurse anesthetists, obstetricians, housestaff, and residents. The Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook supplies expert advice on every facet of anesthesia for childbirth and related obstetric procedures. The text is authoritative, succinct, and highly practical. It is accompanied by over 100 illustrations and tables making the text a convenient reference to the busy practitioner. The Handbook is also a natural companion to the recently published, Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy, also by Dr. Datta.

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Table of contents :
Obstetric AnesthesiaHandbook……Page 1
Preface……Page 4
Contents……Page 5
Maternal PhysiologicalChanges During Pregnancy,Labor, and thePostpartum Period……Page 7
Local AnestheticPharmacology……Page 20
Perinatal Pharmacology……Page 33
Drug Interactionsand Obstetric Anesthesia……Page 44
Uteroplacental Blood Flow……Page 65
Physiology ofLabor and Delivery……Page 78
Relief of Labor Pain bySystemic Medication……Page 85
Spinal Opiates in Obstetrics……Page 95
Effect of MaternallyAdministered Anestheticsand Analgesics on Neonatesand Neurobehavioral Testing……Page 106
Fetal Monitoring……Page 123
Relief of Labor Painby RegionalAnalgesia/Anesthesia……Page 136
Anesthesia forCesarean Delivery……Page 178
High-Risk Pregnancy……Page 217
Neonatal Resuscitation……Page 308
Postpartum Tubal Ligation……Page 331
Anesthesia for SurgeryDuring Pregnancy……Page 339
In Vitro Fertilization……Page 353
Maternal Mortalityand Morbidity……Page 359
Index……Page 387