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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.
Table des matières
1. Information for mothers; 2. Anatomy of the epidural space; 3. Performing an epidural; 4. Spinal and combined spinal epidural analgesia and anaesthesia; 5. Choice of anaesthetic drugs for epidural blockade; 6. Physiological changes caused by epidural analgesia; 7. Management of low risk labour with epidural analgesia; 8. Management of regional block for obstetric problems; 9. Epidurals in labour for women with medical problems; 10. Problems associated with epidurals; 11. Headaches, dural puncture and epidural blood patching; 12. Regional anaesthesia for lower-segment Caesarean section; 13. Setting up and running an obstetric anaesthetic service; Appendix 1. Reading list; 2. Web links; 3. OAA leaflet - analgesia; 4. OAA leaflet - CS; 5. Epidural information card LRI; 6. Suggested list of trolley contents; 7. Dermatome chart; 8. Epidural chart LRI; 9. Recovery chart LRI.
