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A practical book on the unique fetal conditions amenable to surgical corrections and the anesthetic considerations for mother and child.
List of contents
Section I: 1. Physiology of pregnancy Caitlin Sutton and David Guye Mann; 2. Fetal physiology and fetal pain Olutoyin A. Olutoye, Caitlin Sutton and Titilopemi Aina; 3. Ethical considerations for maternal-fetal surgery David Guye Mann; 4. Multidisciplinary approach to fetal surgery Lori J. Howell and Susan M. Scully; 5. Intrauterine transfusion Saul Snowise and Ranu Jain; Section II: 6. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome Rupi Mavi Parikh and Jose L. Peiro Ibanez; 7. Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion Mariatu A. Verla, Candace C. Style, Olutoyin A. Olutoye and Oluyinka O. Olutoye; 8. Fetal cardiac intervention Olutoyin Olutoye and Shaine Morris; 9. Antepartum fetal monitoring Jimmy Espinoza; Section III: 10. Myelomeningocele repair William Whitehead and Titilopemi Aina MD; 11. Lung masses Candace C. Style, Mariatu A. Verla, Olutoyin A. Olutoye and Oluyinka O. Olutoye; 12. Sacrococcygeal teratoma Kha Tran and Holly Hedrick; 13. Ex utero intrapartum treatment James E Fisher, Timothy C Lee and Mario Patino.
About the author
Olutoyin A. Olutoye is the Chair of the Dept. of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Summary
Aimed at obstetric and pediatric anesthesiologists, this practical book explores the different defects treated during pregnancy, providing the knowledge and clinical pearls to care for mother and fetus during these procedures. It covers the nuances of the diagnoses, pathophysiology and anesthetic management of patients presenting for fetal surgery.
