Oxford Textbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia

by Clark, Vicki; Van de Velde, Marc; Fernando, Roshan

• ISBN13: 9780191819759
• ISBN10: 0191819751
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2016-03-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

From early conception until the postpartum period, anaesthetists are required to provide pregnant women with the highest standard of anaesthetic care and pain relief whilst negotiating challenges such as concurrent systemic disease, infertility, and obesity as well as practicing in accordance with new developments in fetal medicine surgery, pharmacology, and imaging. The Oxford Textbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia provides an up-to-date summary of the scientific basis, assessment for and provision of anaesthesia throughout pregnancy and labour.

This highly authoritative textbook is conceptually divided into nine sections, detailing maternal and fetal physiology, fetal and neonatal assessment and therapy, anaesthesia before and during pregnancy, labour and vaginal delivery, anaesthesia for caesarean delivery, anaesthetic and obstetric complications, as well as systemic disease. Individual chapters address topics such as simulation and ultrasound.

Authored by an international team of expert anaesthetists this textbook reflects current world-wide practice and guidelines. Designed for consultants and trainees in anaesthesia, the Oxford Textbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia is the definitive source of expert knowledge for anaesthetists in this subspecialty.

Author Biography

Vicki Clark, Clinical Lead in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland,Marc Van de Velde, Professor of Anaesthesia, Catholic University Leuven and the Leuven University Hospitals,Roshan Fernando, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), Consultant Anaesthetist, Honorary Senior Lecturer & Obstetric Anaesthesia Research Lead

Dr Vicki Clark was born in Guyana in the West Indies and graduated from Edinburgh University. She did her Anaesthetic training in both Glasgow and Edinburgh and was appointed as a Consultant Anaesthetist with special interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia in the Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, the largest maternity unit in Scotland. She has been an elected member for two terms on the committee of the Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association. Dr Clark has an interest in teaching and training and has lectured extensively particularly on obstetric haemorrhage and cell salvage. Throughout her career she has served on several committees and charities promoting maternal health and been involved in workshops on obstetric anaesthesia in developing countries.


Dr. Marc Van de Velde graduated from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium in 1991. He completed his residency in Anaesthesiology in 1996 at the University Hospitals of Louvain. In 2000, he received his PhD degree following research related to metabolic support of the stunned myocardium. From November 2010 onwards, he is Head of the Department Anesthesiology at the Catholic University Leuven and Full Professor at the Leuven University Hospitals. He was member of the Committee of the Obstetric Anaesthetists Association from 2003 - 2009 and is currently president of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA). He is chair of the Scientific Committee of the Annual ESRA Meetings in Ljubljana 2015 and Maastricht 2016. He is also Chair of the Scientific Subcommittee on Obstetric Anesthesia of the European Society of Anesthesiology (ESA).


Dr. Fernando graduated from the University College of Wales Medical School, Cardiff, South Wales, UK and completed his advanced anesthesia training at the Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte's Hospitals in London, becoming a consultant anaesthetist in 1994. Since 2008 he has worked for University College London Hospital where he now coordinates mainly clinical research in obstetric anaesthesia. He served as the Honorary Treasurer for the 2,500 member Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association (OAA) for 6 years, chaired its Scientific & Educational Meetings subcommittee for a further 6 years, and became OAA President in May 2014. He has also worked for 6 years as part of the Obstetric Anaesthesia subcommittee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) and for 10 years as an examiner for the Royal College of Anaesthetists, finishing his duties in June 2013. He is currently serving a 4-year term on the Council of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI).

Table of Contents

1. Historic timeline of obstetric anaesthesia, Alistair McKenzie
2. Physiological changes associated with pregnancy, Roulhac D Toledano
3. Placenta and utero-placental perfusion, Marie-Pierre Bonnet, Anne Alice Chantry
4. Fetal and neonatal physiology, Thierry Girard, Thomas Erb
5. Maternal, fetal and neonatal pharmacokinectics, Karel Allegaert, Kristel van Calsteren
6. Antenatal and intrapartum fetal evaluation, Yves Jacquemyn, Anneke Kwee
7. Fetal medicine, fetal anaesthesia and fetal surgery, Francesca Russo, Tim Van Mieghem, Jan Deprest
8. Neonatal assessment and therapy, Ewen D. Johnston, Julie-Clare Becher
9. Fertility treatment in the modern age: possibilities and anaesthesia, D De Neubourg, S Devroe
10. Anaesthesia for non-obstetric surgery, Vegard Dahl, Ulrich J Spreng
11. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation, Oliver Kraemer, Timothee Fraisse
12. Obstetric management of labour, delivery and vaginal birth after caesarean delivery (VBAC), Roland Devlieger, Maria-Elisabeth Smet
13. Non-pharmacological methods of pain relief and systemic analgesia in labour, Grace McClune, David Hill
14. Initiation of neuraxial labour analgesia, E. Roofthooft, S. Devroe, M. Van de Velde
15. Maintenance of neuraxial labour analgesia, Alex Tiong Heng Sia, Ban Leong Sng, Serene Leo
16. Labour analgesia: choice of local anaestethetics, Giorgio Capogna
17. Adjuvant drugs in neuraxial anaesthesia, Catherine Cromey, Susan Catling
18. Alternative regional techniques
19. Prevention and management of breakthrough pain during neuraxial labour analgesia, Jessica Bauerle, MD, Mieke A Soens, MD
20. Neuraxial anaesthesia for caesarean delivery, Michelle Walters, Katherine Cheesman, Sarah Armstrong, Geraldine O'Sullivan
21. Intra-operative management of inadequate neuraxial anaesthesia, Tauqeer Husain, Roshan Fernando, Joanna Mavridou
22. General anaesthesia for caesarean delivery, David M Levy and Leva Saule
23. The aetiology and management of hypotension during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery, RA Dyer, MJ Arcache, E Langesaeter
24. Postoperative analgesia after caesarean delivery, Sarah L Armstrong, Gary M Stocks
25. Persistent pain after caesarean delivery and vaginal birth, Patricia Lavand'homme, Fabienne Roelants
26. Management of the difficult airway in the obstetric patient, M.C. Mushambi, R. Pandey
27. Postdural puncture headache (PDPH), Michael J Paech, Patchareya Nivatpumin
28. Neurological complications of neuraxial blockade in pregnancy, Vibeke Moen
29. Medicolegal issues in obstetric anaesthesia, Elizabeth Combeer, Rehana Iqbal, Steve Yentis
30. High dependency and intensive care, Philip Barclay, Helen Scholefield
31. Maternal mortality and morbidity, Sunil Halder and Steve Yentis
32. Problems in early pregnancy, W.Colin Duncan
33. Prematurity, multiple gestation and abnormal presentation, Keag O.E, Cooper E.S
34. Sepsis in obstetrics, DN Lucas, Colleen D. Acosta, Marian Knight
35. Obstetric haemorrhage, Jane Norman, Vicki Clark
36. Hypertension in pregnancy, John A Anderson, Pierre-Antoine Laloe, Derek J Tuffnell
37. Thromboembolic disorders in pregnancy, Salma Ballal and Ian A Greer
38. Amniotic fluid embolism (anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy), John A Anderson, Pierre Laloe, Derek J Tuffnell
39. The obese parturient, Fiona C Denison, Alistair Milne
40. Anaesthesia for moderate to complex congenital heart disease in pregnancy, D.P. Doba, E.E. Pickeringa, M.A. Gatzoulis
41. Acquired heart disease in pregnancy, Linzi Peacock, Rachel Hignett
42. Respiratory disease, Wendy H.L. Teoh
43. Liver disorders in pregnancy, Chris Verslype, David Cassiman, Johan Verhaeghe
44. Kidney disease in pregnancy, Kate Wiles, Kate Bramham, Catherine Nelson-Piercy
45. Neurological disease and obstetric anaesthesia, James Griffiths and Kate Drummond
46. Musculoskeletal disorders and pregnancy, James P.R. Brown, M. Joanne Douglas
47. Endocrine and autommune disorders in pregnancy, Mirjana Kendrisic, Borislava Pujic
48. Obstetric haematology, Sapna Ladani, Beverley J Hunt, Sue Pavord
49. Peripartum psychiatric disorders, Roch Cantwell MB
50. Chronic maternal infections, Kristel Van Calsteren
51. Substance abuse, Dr R Junkin, Dr EM McGrady
52. Genetics and obstetric anaesthesia, Ruth Landau, Clemens Ortner
53. Simulation in obstetric anaesthesia, Mark Wigginton, Miguel Garcia, Timothy J Draycott, Neil A Muchatuta
54. Ultrasound in obstetric anaesthesia, Sudhir Immani, John Loughrey
55. International outreach in obstetric anaesthesia, Gordon Yuill, Simon Millar