Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders

by Edited by David R. Gambling , M. Joanne Douglas , Robert S. F. McKay

• ISBN13: 9780521870825
• ISBN10: 0521870828
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This new edition of Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders provides a convenient resource for practitioners suddenly faced with a parturient who has an unusual medical or surgical condition. The book considers both the impact of a condition on pregnancy, labor and delivery, or the fetus and the impact of pregnancy on a condition or the effect of therapy for the disorder on the fetus or neonate. Case reports and experience from the world literature and clinical advice from many specialists have been drawn together by an international team of editors and contributors who are leading experts in the field. Clear, concise management guidelines and algorithms are provided, and each chapter is written from the viewpoint of the obstetric anesthesiologist. Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders continues to be an invaluable resource for any anesthesiologist involved in the clinical management of these complex patients.

Table of Contents

Preface

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders

Structural heart disease in pregnant women

Disorders of cardiac conduction

Vascular diseases

Respiratory disorders in pregnancy

Myopathies Chantal Crochetiere

Parturients of short stature

Disorders of the vertebral column

Miscellaneous skeletal and connective tissue disorders in pregnancy

Nervous System Disorders

Disorders of the central nervous system in pregnancy

Spinal cord disorders

Peripheral neuropathy Felicity Reynolds

Chronic pain in pregnancy

Metabolic Disorders

Disorders of intermediary metabolism

Liver and renal disease

Malignant hyperthermia

Rare endocrine disorders

Other Disorders

Blood disorders

Infectious diseases in pregnancy

Dermatoses

Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy

Malignancy and pregnancy Holly Muir

Pregnancy and transplantation

Autoimmune diseases

Index

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