Shnider and Levinsons Anesthesia for Obstetrics 5th Ed

Now in its fully updated Fifth Edition, Shnider and Levinsons Anesthesia for Obstetrics 5th Ed remains the definitive reference in obstetric anesthesia, providing comprehensive coverage of the anesthetic management in pregnancy and delivery. Given the increasing frequency of Cesarean births and the rising age of first-time mothers in the U.S., the role of the obstetric anesthesiologist has never been more critical. This edition addresses both common and complex challenges in the field with a thorough, clinically-focused approach.Inside Shnider and Levinsons Anesthesia for Obstetrics 5th Ed you’ll explore… • Maternal and Fetal Physiology builds your understanding of placental transfer of drugs. • Fetal Assessment covers the basics of antenatal assessment and intrapartum monitoring. • Anesthesia and Analgesia addresses the anesthetic considerations of vaginal and Cesarean delivery. • Neonatal Well-Being —including neonatal resuscitation and neonatal injury. • Management of Obstetric Complications helps minimize the risks posed by abnormal positioning, intrapartum fever, and antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage. • Management of Anesthetic Complications addresses the special problems related to obstetric anesthesia, including embolic events and intubation problems. • Management of the Parturient with Coexisting Disorders prepares you for the special challenges faced when treating mothers with hypertensive, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic, or other disorders. • Difficult and Failed Intubation: Strategies, Prevention, and Management of Airway-Related Catastrophes addresses the airway related maternal mortality, predictors of difficult airway and strategies to manage the unanticipated difficult airway as well as the critical airway with increasing hyoxemia.NEW to the Fifth Edition… • New editorial team • New full-color format • New sections on Assessment of the Fetus; Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery; Neonatal Well-Being: Old and New Concepts; Ethical, Medical, and Social Challenges and Issues; Maternal Safety, Difficult and Failed Intubation, Morbidity, and Mortality; and Anesthetic Considerations for Reproductive, In-Utero, and Non-Obstetric Procedures

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