Successfully combining the comprehensive depth of a textbook and the user-friendly features of a practical handbook, A Practical Approach to Obstetric Anesthesia, 2nd Edition , is a portable resource for both experienced and novice clinicians. Focusing on clinical issues in obstetric anesthesia, it uses an easy-to-follow outline format for quick reference, enhanced with numerous tables, figures, and photographs. The use of color in this edition highlights key information and improves readability for daily practice and study. Highly Commended in the Anaesthesia category of the 2017 BMA Medical Book Awards!

　Key Features:
　　　　ㆍ　Presents the most up-to-date information available in obstetric anesthesiology, including guidance on both routine and complicated patient care.
　　　　ㆍ　Features new chapters on ultrasound and echocardiographic techniques, trauma, management of the opioid dependent parturient, and maternal morbidity and mortality.
　　　　ㆍ　Covers pharmacology and physiology, antepartum considerations, labor and delivery, postpartum issues, and disease states in obstetric patients, including a chapter on obesity and pregnancy, as well as guidelines from national organizations.
　　　　ㆍ　Provides Clinical Pearls throughout, as well as Key Points in each chapter and current references for further study.


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Section I: Pharmacology and Physiology
　　　　　-　1. Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
　　　　　-　2. Uteroplacental Anatomy, Blood Flow, Respiratory Gas Exchange, Drug Transfer, and Teratogenicity
　　　　　-　3. Local Anesthetics and Toxicity
　　　　　-　4. Obstetric Medications

Section II: Antepartum Considerations
　　　　　-　5. Ethical and Legal Considerations
　　　　　-　6. Non-Obstetric Surgery During Pregnancy

Section III: Labor & Delivery
　　　　　-　7. Fetal Assessment and Monitoring
　　　　　-　8. Maternal Infection and Fever
　　　　　-　9. Non-Neuraxial Analgesic Techniques
　　　　　-　10. Choice of Neuraxial Analgesia and Local Anesthetics
　　　　　-　11. Ultrasound and Echocardiographic Techniques
　　　　　-　12 Impact of Neuraxial Analgesia on Obstetric Outcomes
　　　　　-　13. Anesthetic Considerations for Women Receiving Cesarean Delivery
　　　　　-　14. Difficult Airway Management in the Pregnant Patient
　　　　　-　15. Anesthesia for Multiple Gestation and Breech Presentation
　　　　　-　16. Obstetric Emergencies
　　　　　-　17. Newborn Resuscitation

Section IV: Postpartum Issues
　　　　　-　18. Post-cesarean Analgesia
　　　　　-　19. Management of Postdural Puncture Headache
　　　　　-　20. Neurologic Deficits following Labor and Delivery
　　　　　-　21. Postpartum Tubal Ligation

Section V: Disease States
　　　　　-　22. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
　　　　　-　23. Endocrine Disorders
　　　　　-　24. Thrombophilias/Coagulopathies
　　　　　-　25. Cardiac Disease in the Obstetric Patient
　　　　　-　26. Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disease
　　　　　-　27. Renal and Hepatic Disease in the Pregnant Patient
　　　　　-　28. Obstetric Anesthesia for Parturients with Respiratory Diseases
　　　　　-　29. Obesity and Pregnancy
　　　　　-　30. Trauma in the Obstetric Patient
　　　　　-　31. Management of the Opioid Dependent Parturient

Section VI: Maternal Safety
　　　　　-　32. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
　　　　　-　33. Guidelines from National Organizations: American Society of Anesthesiologists, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and American Academy of Pediatrics