Chestnut's Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice: Expert Consult - Online and Print - Hardcover

Chestnut MD, David H.; Wong MD, Cynthia A.; Tsen MD, Lawrence C.; Ngan Kee MD, Warwick D; Beilin MD, Yaakov; Mhyre MD, Jill M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455748668 ISBN 13: 9781455748662

Verlag: Saunders, 2014

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From basic science to various anesthesia techniques to complications, the meticulously updated, fifth edition of Chestnut’s Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice, covers all you need to know about obstetric anesthesia. An editorial team of leading authorities presents the latest on anesthesia techniques for labor and delivery and medical disorders that occur during pregnancy. New chapters and rewritten versions of key chapters cover topics such as psychiatric disorders in the pregnant patient, neurologic disorders, and critical care of obstetric patients.With online access to the full text, it is an invaluable, comprehensive reference textbook for specialists in obstetric anesthesiology and obstetricians, as well as anesthesiology and obstetric residents. This book also serves as a clear, user-friendly guide for both anesthesiologists and obstetricians who are in clinical practice.

"...a comprehensive and contemporary, modern reference text." Reviewed by British Journal of Anaesthesia, May 2015

"Chestnut and his 79 expert contributors have once again released a current guide to obstetric anesthesia that proves useful to both junior learners and subspecialty providers." Reviewed by Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Apr 2015

• Emphasizes the treatment of the fetus and the mother as separate patients with distinct needs to ensure the application of modern principles of care.
• Delivers contributions from many leaders in the fields of obstetric anesthesia and maternal-fetal medicine from all over the world.
• Offers abundant figures, tables, and boxes that illustrate the step-by-step management of a full range of clinical scenarios.
• Presents key point summaries in each chapter for quick, convenient reference.

• Stay current on the latest advancements and developments with sweeping updates and new chapters on topics such as patient safety and team approach, transthoracic echocardiography and noninvasive measurement of cardiac output in obstetric patients, psychiatric disorders during pregnancy, neurologic injuries, and more.
• Prevent and plan for potential complications associated with the advancing age of pregnant women. An extensive, state-of-the art discussion of "critical care of obstetric patients" equips you to address any special considerations for this increasing segment.
• Know exactly how to proceed. An abundance of tables and boxes illustrate the step-by-step management of a full range of clinical scenarios.
• Choose the best drugs available while adhering to the most recent guidelines for obstetric anesthesia.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

David H. Chestnut is Professor of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

Cynthia A. Wong is Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.

Lawrence C. Tsen is Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Director of Anesthesia, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Associate Director, Center for Professionalism and Peer Support Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Warwick D. Ngan Kee is the Director of Obstetric Anaesthesia at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Yaakov Beilin is Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Saunders
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1455748668
• ISBN 13: 9781455748662
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1328
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Dario flaccovio editore, cricscuolo barbara; 3450270287; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; viale enrico forlanini, 21; milano; 20100; Italien