Obstetric Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia in a Nutshell
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 24. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-0-7506-5008-3 (ISBN)
Description
Obstetric anaesthesia is a challenging subspecialty. For trainees, it is initially difficult to cope with the stresses and complexities of this branch of anaesthesia. This practical text has been written to assist trainees in the safe management of the different problems that they will be presented with whilst working on the delivery suite. As well as a thorough grounding in all aspects of anaesthesia in pregnancy, it offers drug and dosing guidelines and practical tips on the management of common problems. It covers the relevant aspects of obstetric anaesthesia that will be asked about in the examination for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Key topics include: labour and the fetus; drugs, the placenta and the fetus; antenatal anaesthetic considerations; analgesia for labour; anaesthesia for caesarean section; general anaesthesia; the third stage of labour; haemorrhage and other emergencies; pre-eclampsia and eclampsia; intercurrent disease; maternal and perinatal audit; maternal and neonatal resuscitation; anaesthesia for surgery during pregnancy.
Series editors are: George Hall, MB BS PhD FIBiol FRCA, Chairman and Professor of Anaesthesia, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK P Neville Robinson, FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, UK. Other titles in the series are: "Neurosurgical Anaesthesia" by George Hall and Judith Dinsmore; "Paediatric Anaesthesia" by Ann Black and Angus McEwan; "Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesia" by John Gothard, Andrea Kelleher and Elizabeth Haxby; and "Trauma and Orthopaedic Anaesthesia" by Geraldine Edge and Mary Fennelly.
Series editors are: George Hall, MB BS PhD FIBiol FRCA, Chairman and Professor of Anaesthesia, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK P Neville Robinson, FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, UK. Other titles in the series are: "Neurosurgical Anaesthesia" by George Hall and Judith Dinsmore; "Paediatric Anaesthesia" by Ann Black and Angus McEwan; "Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesia" by John Gothard, Andrea Kelleher and Elizabeth Haxby; and "Trauma and Orthopaedic Anaesthesia" by Geraldine Edge and Mary Fennelly.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Specialist Registrars 1 and 2, and SHOs; Tutors
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
182 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-5008-3 (9780750650083)
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Content
Applied obstetric physiology; Labour and the fetus; The placenta and drug transfer; Assessment of patients; Labour analgesia; Vaginal delivery; Caesarean section - regional anaesthesia; General anaesthesia; Retained placenta; Haemorrhage; Pre-eclampsia; Diseases encountered in pregnancy; Triennial mortality report; Maternal and neonatal resuscitation; Anaesthesia for incidental surgery