{"product_id":"obstetric-anesthesia-a-case-based-and-visual-approach-9783030264765","title":"Obstetric Anesthesia: A Case-Based and Visual","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 32 engaging and dramatic cases and 174 colorful, insightful and innovative graphics, this book takes a fresh, creative and highly visual approach to the fundamentals of obstetric anesthesia as well as emerging knowledge and three emerging technologies: 1) pre-procedural ultrasound to facilitate neuraxial block placement, 2) point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography to guide maternal resuscitation, and 3) electrical cardiometry to trend maternal cardiac output and avoid fetal hypoxia. \tBesides discussing the threats to fetal oxygenation presented by labor and the avoidance of maternal and fetal complications while providing excellent anesthesia, the book also explores the psychological and behavioral dimensions of obstetric anesthesia practice and promotes the obstetric anesthesiologist as a valued member of the obstetric care team who makes unique, insightful and empathic contributions to the overall excellent care of pregnant patients.\u003ci\u003e\tObstetric Anesthesia: A Case-Based and Visual Approach \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable resource for medical students, residents, fellows, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and obstetricians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I found this book to be imaginative and covers almost all problems faced in obstetric anesthesia practice. It provides a good understanding of the physiological, clinical, and psychological aspects of labor and cesarean delivery, and the basic principles and techniques used to manage each.” (Nishant Kumar, Anesthesia \u0026amp; Analgesia, Vol. 132 (2), February, 2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection One: Pregnancy, anesthesia and threats to fetal oxygenation.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Normal pregnancy, labor and delivery-- without epidural analgesia.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Neuraxial anesthesia and the supine position cause non-reassuring fetal status.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Hyperstimulation.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Scheduled repeat Cesarean delivery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Two: Postpartum hemorrhage.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Uterine atony: the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Hypovolemic shock.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: A traumatic cesarean delivery with consumptive coagulopathy.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC), with uterine dehiscence and emergency cesarean delivery under general anesthesia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Three: More obstetric crises.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: High spinal. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Prolapsed umbilical cord.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: A patient delivers vaginally after an eclamptic seizure.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Cesarean delivery under general anesthesia in a septic patient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Four: More challenging cases.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Morbidly obese preeclamptic patient with difficult IV access for urgent cesarean delivery.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Patient with known placenta previa and accreta for elective cesarean hysterectomy.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: A patient with severe idiopathic pulmonary hypertension delivers her fourth child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 5: Successful neuraxial anesthesia.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Fooling ourselves: intravenous fentanyl creates the illusion of a successful epidural.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: What not to do during uterine contractions-- three vignettes with one simple lesson.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: A one-sided epidural.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Dosing an epidural for \"back labor.\"\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: Management of a patient with an unsatisfactory labor epidural, now going for cesarean delivery.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21: Rescuing a low spinal.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22: A failed epidural followed by a failed spinal (Part 1).\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23: A failed epidural followed by a failed spinal (Part 2).\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24: Labor epidural for a patient with scoliosis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 6: Anesthetic complications.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25: Wrong medication.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26: Headache after dural puncture with an epidural needle. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 27: Neurological deficit after neuraxial analgesia for labor and vaginal delivery.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28: Left sciatic neuropathy after cesarean delivery in an obese, diabetic patient.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 29: Vasopressin, used as a vasopressor during cystoscopy, causes non-reassuring fetal status.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 30: Emergency cesarean delivery after repair of an ankle fracture.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 31: Another spinal mishap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 7: Dysfunctional labor and uterine oxygenation: a theory.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 32: Cardiac output-guided resuscitation of the uterus: an obese patient has dysfunctional labor which resolves with position change. 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