Obstetric Anesthesia
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Overview
Cambridge Pocket Clinician / Obstetric Anesthesia is a definitive, comprehensive and yet easily navigated reference for all anesthesia practitioners caring for parturients. Designed to offer rapid access to information, it is suited as a convenient reference on the Labor Floor. Over 400 topics are covered in detail, including pharmacology, physiology, delivery of anesthesia, and management of co-existing diseases as they relate to pregnancy. A detailed formulary of common medications, emphasizing indications, contraindications, and maternal and fetal effects of the drugs is also included.
Synopsis
This is a comprehensive and easily navigated reference for all anesthesia practitioners caring for women in labor.
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Reviewer:Zdravka Zafirova, MD(University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)
Description:This comprehensive pocket reference of medical and anesthetic concerns in the obstetric patient also contains an obstetric anesthesia formulary.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide easy access to information on the diagnosis and management of broad spectrum of medical conditions encountered during pregnancy as well as to highlight the principles of management of obstetric and anesthetic issues. This reference has an important role in the practice of obstetric anesthesia and successfully meets its objectives.
Audience:This is a valuable tool for students and residents in anesthesia taking care of pregnant patients. Advanced anesthesia providers will benefit from rapid access to information about less familiar clinical situations.
Features:The book covers the pathology and the management of wide range of medical conditions in the pregnant patient and the fetus with a focus on anesthetic implications. The second part of the book provides a detailed formulary highlighting the maternal, fetal, and anesthetic impact of medications. The encompassing nature, the alphabetical order of the entities, and the easily accessible bullet format of the text render this book a useful tool in patient care. The involvement of large number of authors, including residents and fellows, contributes to the variability of the chapters and places a burden on the editors to assure the quality of the book.
Assessment:This is a valuable, easily accessible reference for all providers of obstetric anesthesia that fills an important niche in the field.
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Reviewer: Zdravka Zafirova, MD(University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)Description: This comprehensive pocket reference of medical and anesthetic concerns in the obstetric patient also contains an obstetric anesthesia formulary.
Purpose: "The purpose is to provide easy access to information on the diagnosis and management of broad spectrum of medical conditions encountered during pregnancy as well as to highlight the principles of management of obstetric and anesthetic issues. This reference has an important role in the practice of obstetric anesthesia and successfully meets its objectives. "
Audience: This is a valuable tool for students and residents in anesthesia taking care of pregnant patients. Advanced anesthesia providers will benefit from rapid access to information about less familiar clinical situations.
Features: The book covers the pathology and the management of wide range of medical conditions in the pregnant patient and the fetus with a focus on anesthetic implications. The second part of the book provides a detailed formulary highlighting the maternal, fetal, and anesthetic impact of medications. The encompassing nature, the alphabetical order of the entities, and the easily accessible bullet format of the text render this book a useful tool in patient care. The involvement of large number of authors, including residents and fellows, contributes to the variability of the chapters and places a burden on the editors to assure the quality of the book.
Assessment: This is a valuable, easily accessible reference for all providers of obstetric anesthesia that fills an important niche in the field.