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020 _a9781451114355 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 _a1451114354 (hardback : alk. paper)
082 0 0 _a617.96
_bSUR
100 _aSuresh, Maya
245 0 0 _aShnider and Levinson's anesthesia for obstetrics
250 _a5th ed.
260 _aBaltimore, MD
_bWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health
_c2013
300 _axvii, 861 p.
_bill. (chiefly col.) ;
520 _aNow in a fully updated Fifth Edition, Shnider and Levinson's Anesthesia for Obstetrics, continues to provide the comprehensive coverage that has made it the leading reference in the field. The rising number of Cesarean births and the more advanced age of first-time mothers in the United States have brought with them an increased risk for complications, making the role of the obstetric anesthesiologist increasingly important. Inside you'll explore... Maternal and Fetal Physiology builds your understanding of placental transfer of drugs. Fetal Assessment covers the basics of antenatal assessment and intrapartum monitoring. Anesthesia and Analgesia addresses the anesthetic considerations of vaginal and Cesarean delivery. Neonatal Well-Being--including neonatal resuscitation and neonatal injury. Management of Obstetric Complications helps minimize the risks posed by abnormal positioning, intrapartum fever, and antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage. Management of Anesthetic Complications addresses the special problems related to obstetric anesthesia, including embolic events and intubation problems. Management of the Parturient with Coexisting Disorders prepares you for the special challenges faced when treating mothers with hypertensive, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic, or other disorders. Difficult and Failed Intubation: Strategies, Prevention, and Management of Airway-Related Catastrophes addresses the airway related maternal mortality, predictors of difficult airway and strategies to manage the unanticipated difficult airway as well as the critical airway with increasing hyoxemia. NEW to the Fifth Edition... New editorial teamew full-color format. New sections on Assessment of the Fetus; Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery; Neonatal Well-Being: Old and New Concepts; Ethical, Medical, and Social Challenges and Issues; Maternal Safety, Difficult and Failed Intubation, Morbidity, and Mortality; and Anesthetic Considerations for Reproductive, In-Utero, and Non-Obstetric Procedures"--Provided by publisher.
520 _a"Anesthesia for obstetrics is one of the highest volume areas in anesthesiology. As the number of caesarean section has increased, and the age of mothers in the US and Europe has increased, and with it the potential for complications during birth, the role of anesthesiologists in the delivery room has become increasingly important. Sections covered inlcude: Physiology and Pharmacology; Assessment of the Fetus; Analgesia and Anesthesia for Labor and Vaginal Delivery; Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: Management of Postoperative and Postpartum Issues; Anesthetic Considerations and Management of Obstetric Complications; Risks, Strategies and Management of Anesthetic Complications; Anesthetic Management of the Parturient with Co-existing Disorders; Maternal Safety, Morbidity, and Mortality; and Anesthetic Considerations for Reproductive, Inutero, & Non-obstetric Procedures"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aAnesthesia
_aAnesthesia in obstetrics.
650 1 2 _aAnesthesia, Obstetrical.
654 _aAnesthesia
700 1 _aSuresh, Maya.
700 1 _aShnider, Sol M.,
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