Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook Fifth Edition /

• Main Authors: Datta, Sanjay (Author), Kodali, Bhavani Shankar (Author), Segal, Scott (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Obstetrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.

For nearly two decades, anesthesiologists and obstetricians have turned to this handbook as the definitive reference for obstetric anesthesia. Authoritative yet concise, it has been designed as a practical guide to all aspects of anesthesia for childbirth and related obstetric procedures, including...

Table of Contents:

• Maternal Physiological Changes During Pregnancy, Labor, and the Postpartum Period
• Local Anesthetic Pharmacology
• Perinatal Pharmacology
• Drug Interactions and Obstetric Anesthesia
• Uteroplacental Blood Flow
• Pain of Labor and Delivery
• Non-pharmacological Methods for Relief of Labor Pain
• Relief of Labor Pain by Systemic Medications and Inhalational Agents
• Relief of Labor Pain by Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia
• Effects of Epidural Analgesia on Labor and the Infant
• Fetal Monitoring
• Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery
• Neonatal Resuscitation
• High-Risk Pregnancy: Maternal Comorbidity
• High-Risk Pregnancy: Pregnancy-Related Problems
• Non-delivery Obstetric Procedures
• Anesthesia for Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy
• Assisted Reproductive Technology
• Maternal Mortality and Morbidity.