Full Description
The Oxford Specialist Handbook in Obstetric Anaesthesia returns for a second edition with updated practical management advice for medical and nursing staff in a portable, accessible format.
An invaluable quick-reference resource for all consultant anaesthetists and SAS doctors involved in obstetric anaesthesia, as well as a succinct exam revision aid for the FRCA, this go-to guide provides incisive coverage of all aspects of the sub-specialty. This is essential reading for anyone working on the labour ward, with concise instructions for both antenatal and postnatal care.
· Illustrated with clear line diagrams of the ideal positioning for regional techniques.
· Includes top tips for techniques and troubleshooting, plus practical advice for the busy labour ward.
· Headings and bullet points are used throughout for ease of reference and navigation.
· Fully updated, with new chapters on 'Obesity in Pregnancy', 'Neonatal Resuscitation', 'The Sick and Septic Mother', and 'Ultrasound in Obstetric Practice'.
Contents
1: Rachel Collis: Thinking about obstetric anaesthesia
2: Nuala Lucas and James Bamber: Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths (CEMD)
3: Korede Adekanye and Paul Abrie Theron: Maternal physiology
4: Korede Adekanye and Abrie Theron: Maternal pathophysiology
5: Rachel Collis, Lucy De Lloyd, and David Hill: Antenatal assessment and Pain management
6: Matt Turner and Graeme Lilley: Non-regional labour analgesia
7: Rachel Collis and Sarah Harries: Regional techniques in pregnancy
8: Rafal Baraz: Ultrasound in Obstetric Practice (New)
9: Sarah Harries and Rachel Collis: Regional analgesia for labour
10: Rachel Collis: Anaesthesia for Caesarean section: basic principles
11: Sarah Harries and Rachel Collis: Anaesthesia for Caesarean section: Regional anaesthesia
12: Rhidian Jones and Stephen Morris: Anaesthesia for Caesarean section: General anaesthesia
13: Gemma Keigthley and Sarah Harries: Post delivery symptom control
14: Sarah Harries: Anaesthesia and Analgesia for specific obstetric indications
15: Sarah Harries: Post partum review and complications
16: Huda Al-Foudri, Stuart Davies, and Abrie Theron: Obesity in Pregnancy
17: Lucy De Lloyd and Sarah Bell: The Sick and Septic Mother
18: Sue Catling and Susan Williams: Major Obstetric Haemorrhage
19: Eleanor Lewis and Stuart Davies: Hypertentive disease
20: Abrie Theron: Embolic disease
21: Rachel Collis: The collapsed parturient
22: Martin Garry: Anaesthesia for non-obstetric surgery
23: Christine Conner: The fetus
24: Angela Hayward: Neonatal resuscitation
25: Rachel Collis and David Leslie: A-Z conditions
