Full Description
The second edition of Critical Care in Obstetrics brings clinicians fully up to date with the latest developments in dealing with emergencies during pregnancy and labour.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and also has new chapters including managing pregnancy in cancer survivors, newer imaging techniques, peri-mortem caesarean section and medico legal issues.
The book deals with all aspects of the management of critically ill pregnant women, covering care of the unborn foetus, as well as care of babies born to critically ill mothers. Anaesthetic management and ventilatory procedures are discussed in depth.
This fully referenced, easy to read text includes nearly 80 images and illustrations to assist obstetricians and residents prevent, recognise and treat women needing critical care in pregnancy.
Key points
New edition bringing clinicians up to date with latest developments in management of emergencies in pregnancy and labour
Thoroughly revised text with addition of important new chapters
Emphasis on anaesthetic management and ventilatory procedures
Previous edition published in 2008
Contents
Section 1: Physiology and Pathophysiology
Critical Care Illness in the Obstetric Patient
Section 2: Shock and Syndrome
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Obstetrics
Trauma in Obstetrics
Burn
Sepsis in Obstetrics
Massive Obstetric Hemorrhage
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) and Pregnancy
Postpartum Collapse
Critical Care in Septic Shock
Section 3: Medical Disorders in Pregnancy
Acute Respiratory Diseases in Pregnancy
Acute Pancreatitis in Pregnancy
Acute Renal Failure in A Critically-ill Obstetric Patient
Fatty Liver Disorder with Jaundice in Pregnancy
Pregnancy with Cardiac Disease: A Critical Review
Critical Care of Severely Anemic Patient
Section 4: Mixed Bag
Obstructed Labor
Severe Preeclampsia, Eclampsia: Obstetrician's Nightmare
Care of Baby Born of Critically-ill "Mothers"
Airway and Ventilation
Blood and Blood Components Transfusion in Obstetric Practice
Acute Hypertensive Crisis in Pregnancy
Antepartum Hemorrhage
Fetal Considerations in the Critically-ill Gravida
Section 5: New Frontiers
Cancer in Pregnancy
Role of Imaging in Obstetric Emergencies
Perimortem Cesarean Delivery
Medicolegal Aspects of the Critically-ill Obstetric Patient