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Overview
Extensively revised and updated, this edition offers a unique guide to the use of epidurals in obstetrics. Care has been taken to incorporate all recent changes to techniques and management in obstetric anaesthesia. The book presents clear, practical information and advice for all those involved in caring for women throughout pregnancy and labour. It is fully comprehensive, covering all medical aspects of epidurals, including anatomy, physiology and pharmacology. Concise explanations of practical procedures are provided along with potential problems and complications and how to handle them.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Eveline Faure, MD(University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)Description: This book is a new edition, available in hard cover and soft cover.
Purpose: It is meant to be a basic handbook of epidural anesthesia and provides unequivocal directions for safe practice.
Audience: This book is written for junior anesthetists, midwives, and operating department assistants. The author is a credible authority, with many years of experience.
Features: The illustrations are clear and appropriate. Mostly British literature is referenced and up-to-date. The book provides basic explanations as well as instructions for setting up and providing an epidural service.
Assessment: The title sounds very superficial. Using the title Epidural Anesthesia for Childbirth would be more appropriate. It is useful for early beginners in anesthesia. Some guidelines do not correspond with practice in the U.S., for example, wearing gloves is mandatory, as is monitoring by pulse oximetry during and after the procedures. However, the general content is very clear and safe.
Eveline Faure
This book is a new edition, available in hard cover and soft cover. "It is meant to be a basic handbook of epidural anesthesia and provides unequivocal directions for safe practice. "This book is written for junior anesthetists, midwives, and operating department assistants. The author is a credible authority, with many years of experience. "The illustrations are clear and appropriate. Mostly British literature is referenced and up-to-date. The book provides basic explanations as well as instructions for setting up and providing an epidural service. "The title sounds very superficial. Using the title Epidural Anesthesia for Childbirth would be more appropriate. It is useful for early beginners in anesthesia. Some guidelines do not correspond with practice in the U.S., for example, wearing gloves is mandatory, as is monitoring by pulse oximetry during and after the procedures. However, the general content is very clear and safe.3 Stars from Doody