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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140805203321

Titolo

Critical care obstetrics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael A. Belfort, George Saade, Michael R. Foley, Jeffrey P. Phelan, Gary A. Dildy, III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-77453-0

9786612774539

1-4443-1678-8

1-4443-1679-6

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (762 p.)

Disciplina

618.3028

Soggetti

Pregnancy - Complications

Obstetrical emergencies

Pregnancy Complications - therapy

Critical Care - methods

Pregnancy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Critical Care Obstetrics; Contents; List of Contributors; 1: Epidemiology of Critical Illness in Pregnancy; 2: Organizing an Obstetric Critical Care Unit; 3: Critical Care Obstetric Nursing; 4: Pregnancy-Induced Physiologic Alterations; 5: Maternal-Fetal Blood Gas Physiology; 6: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance; 7: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy; 8: Neonatal Resuscitation; 9: Ventilator Management in Critical Illness; 10: Vascular Access; 11: Blood Component Replacement; 12: Hyperalimentation; 13: Dialysis; 14: Cardiopulmonary Bypass; 15: Non-Invasive Monitoring

16: Pulmonary Artery Catheterization17: Seizures and Status Epilepticus; 18: Acute Spinal Cord Injury; 19: Pregnancy-Related Stroke; 20: Cardiac Disease; 21: Thromboembolic Disease; 22: Etiology and Management of Hemorrhage; 23: Severe Acute Asthma; 24: Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) During Pregnancy; 25: Pulmonary Edema; 26: The Acute Abdomen During



Pregnancy; 27: Acute Pancreatitis; 28: Acute Renal Failure; 29: Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy; 30: Sickle Cell Crisis; 31: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy

32: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura,Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, and HELLP33: Endocrine Emergencies; 34: Complications of Pre-eclampsia; 35: Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy (Amniotic Fluid Embolism); 36: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome; 37: Trauma in Pregnancy; 38: Thermal and Electrical Injury; 39: Overdose, Poisoning and Envenomation During Pregnancy; 40: Hypovolemic and Cardiac Shock; 41: Septic Shock; 42: Anaphylactic Shock in Pregnancy; 43: Fetal Considerations in the Critically Ill Gravida; 44: Fetal Effects of Drugs Commonly Used in Critical Care

45: Anesthesia Considerations for the Critically Ill Parturient with Cardiac Disease46: The Organ Transplant Patient in the Obstetric Critical Care Setting; 47: Ethics in the Obstetric Critical Care Setting; 48: Acute Psychiatric Conditions in Pregnancy; 49: Fetal Surgery Procedures and Associated Maternal Complications; 50: Cancer in the Pregnant Patient; 51: Pregnancy in Women with Complicated Diabetes Mellitus; 52: Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Attacks in Pregnancy; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Critical Care Obstetrics provides expert clinical guidance throughout on how you can maximize the chances of your patient and her baby surviving  trauma. In this stimulating text, internationally recognized experts guide you through the most challenging situations you as an obstetrician are likely to face, enabling you to skillfully:Recognize conditions early-on which might prove life threateningImplement immediate life-saving treatments in emergency situationsMaximize the survival prospects of both the mother and her fetus The fifth edition of this popular book will help you keep your composure in high risk clinical situations, making it an invaluable resource for any healthcare professional responsible for the care and management of pregnant women and their unborn children.