Fourth Edition
by Samuel C. Hughes
Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics provides complete information on anesthesia for vaginal delivery, cesarean section, obstetric complications, anesthetic complications, anesthesia for nonobstetric disorders during pregnancy, and management of the fetus and newborn.
Contents
Obstetric Physiology and Pharmacology
- Maternal Physiologic Alterations During Pregnancy
- Uteroplacental Circulation and Respiratory Gas Exchange
- Effects of Anesthesia on Uterine Activity and Labor
- Perinatal Pharmacology
Anesthesia for Vaginal Delivery
- Choice of Local Anesthetics in Obstetrics
- Nonpharmacologic Methods of Pain Relief During Labor
- Systemic Medication for Labor and Delivery
- Regional Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery
- Intraspinal Analgesia in Obstetrics
- Inhalation Analgesia and Anesthesia for Labor and Vaginal Delivery
Obstetric Complications
- Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
- Anesthesia for Postpartum Sterilization
- Anesthesia for Surgery During Pregnancy
- Anesthesia for Fetal Procedures
- Anesthesia for Abnormal Positions and Presentations, Shoulder Dystocia, and Multiple Births
- Anesthetic Considerations for the Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- Anesthesia for Preterm Labor and Delivery
- Coagulation Disorders and Hemoglobinopathies in the Obstetric and Surgical Patient
- Amniotic Fluid Embolism
- Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage
Anesthetic Complications
- Difficult Airway Management
- Pulmonary Aspiration of Gastric Contents
- Neurologic Complications of Regional Anesthesia for Obstetrics
- Anesthesia-Related Maternal Mortality
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Lawsuits
Nonobstetric Disorders During Pregnancy
- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Cardiac Patient
- Perioperative Management of the Pregnant Patient with Asthma
- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Diabetic Patient
- Anesthesia for Neurosurgery During Pregnancy
- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Neuromuscular Disorders
- Anesthesia for the Morbidly Obese Pregnant Patient
- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Immunologic Disorders
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Delivery Suite
Fetus and Newborn
- Anesthesia and the Drug-Addicted Mother
- Fetal Evaluation: Routine and Indicated Tests
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Diagnosis of Fetal Asphyxia
- Evaluation of the Neonate
- Resuscitation of the Newborn
Index
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